Bauxite Base

August 19, 2010

Chateau des Baux lies in ruins atop a mountain surrounded by Provencal fields - Les Baux, Provence, France - Daily Travel Photos
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Chateau des Baux lies in ruins surrounded by the picturesque fields of Provence.

Incidentally, the aluminum ore, bauxite, gets its name from this same village in Provence.

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