INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bauxite is a reddish-brown clay-like deposit containing iron, silicates and aluminium oxides, the latter comprising the largest constituents.

Detailed explanation-2: -From bauxite, the clay-like substance alumina is extracted. Jharkhand is the largest bauxite producer in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Laterite is a material in which the relative silica and the iron contents are slightly elevated than bauxite (Schellmann, 1994). It is a product of intense weathering of silicate rocks with varying environmental factors like tropical climate, pH of the groundwater, and groundwater fluctuations (Retallack, 2010).

Detailed explanation-4: -1 Answer. Bauxite and china clay, both are minerals of aluminium. However, aluminium can be commercially extracted from bauxite while extraction from china clay is not a profitable one. Hence the mineral, bauxite is an ore of aluminium while china clay is not.