Bauxite
What’s “bauxite”? It is a rock, comprised of iron and aluminum, and is the primary ore of aluminum.
Trivia time: Professor Charles Martin Hall of Oberlin College developed a method to cheaply extract aluminum first from cryolite & then bauxite ore in 1886. Bead Paradise is located in Oberlin, OH.
Small Bauxite Discs from Nigeria
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Here is a 21" strand of small Red-Pink Bauxite discs from Nigeria circa 1900s. Discs average approx 6-8mm wide x 4-5mm tall (with some bigger and some smaller), with a 3mm hole. What’s "bauxite"? It is a rock, comprised of iron and aluminum, and is the primary ore of aluminum.
Trivia time: Professor Charles Martin Hall of Oberlin College developed a method to cheaply extract aluminum first from cryolite & then bauxite ore in 1886. Bead Paradise is located in Oberlin, OH.
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Medium Bauxite Discs from Nigeria
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Here is a nice 21" strand of Red-Pink Bauxite discs from Nigeria circa 1900s. Discs average approx 10mm wide x 5mm tall (with some bigger and some smaller), with a 3mm hole. What’s "bauxite"? It is a rock, comprised of iron and aluminum, and is the primary ore of aluminum.
Trivia time: Professor Charles Martin Hall of Oberlin College developed a method to cheaply extract aluminum first from cryolite & then bauxite ore in 1886. Bead Paradise is located in Oberlin, OH.
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Large Bauxite Cylinders from Nigeria
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Here is a hefty 22" strand of Red-Pink Bauxite cylinders from Nigeria circa 1900s. Cylinders average approx 15mm wide x 40mm long (with some bigger and some smaller), with a 3mm hole. What’s "bauxite"? It is a rock, comprised of iron and aluminum, and is the primary ore of aluminum.
Trivia time: Professor Charles Martin Hall of Oberlin College developed (along with his scientist sister Julia Brainerd Hall) a method to cheaply extract aluminum from cryolite & bauxite ores in 1886. Bead Paradise is located in Oberlin, OH.
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Large Bauxite Discs from Nigeria
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Here is a hefty 22" strand of Red-Pink Bauxite discs from Nigeria circa 1900s. Discs average approx 18mm wide x 10mm tall (with some bigger and some smaller), with a 3mm hole. What’s "bauxite"? It is a rock, comprised of iron and aluminum, and is the primary ore of aluminum.
Trivia time: Professor Charles Martin Hall of Oberlin College developed a method to cheaply extract aluminum from cryolite & bauxite ores in 1886. Bead Paradise is located in Oberlin, OH.
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