Influence of geomorphology and leaching on the formation of Permian bauxite in northern Guizhou Province, South China

Geomorphology is an important control on the formation of bauxite. However, geomorphological research on bauxite deposit formation is usually hampered by the lack of systematic detailed data collection. This study focuses on the Wuchuan–Zheng'an–Daozheng (Wu–Zheng–Dao) area of northern Guizhou Province, South China, an area containing bauxite deposits of the Dazhuyuan Formation. These deposits formed during the early Permian in a period...