Aluminium | Geoscience Australia
Because of the way it forms, bauxite deposits can be very extensive and are found on almost every continent. The main aluminium minerals in bauxite are gibbsite [Al(OH) 3, also written as Al 2 O 3 .H 2 O in oxide notation], boehmite [AlO(OH), written as Al 2 O 3 .H 2 O in oxide notation] and diaspore, which is a polymorph (alternate form) of ...