Physical Properties and Uses of Bauxite ChemicalBook
Bauxite is typically a soft material with a hardness of only 1 to 3 on the Mohs scale. It is white to gray to reddish brown with a pisolitic structure, earthy luster and a low specific gravity of between and ... It is produced by crushing bauxite to a powder and then fusing it into spherical beads at a very high temperature. These ...