A sample of Bauxite collected in Cherokee County. The mineral was first found in Alabama in Rock Run, Cherokee County, in 1891.
Bauxite
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Courtesy of Lewis Dean
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A sample of Bauxite collected in Cherokee County. The mineral was first found in Alabama in Rock Run, Cherokee County, in 1891.