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40d:Bauxite
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Bauxite is the only stone, apart from Raw adamantine, that is suitable for the construction of mechanisms to be used in floodgates which will come into contact with magma. Unfortunately bauxite can be found only in sedimentary layers, which are rare around volcanoes (but not near magma pipes in general). However, you can usually trade for Bauxite stones with the Dwarven caravans (this is determined by availability in your home civilization). They're not expensive, and you should get enough to make any number of bauxite mechanisms you need. You can also plan ahead and buy some before embarking, so long as the civilization that you embark from has bauxite.
If in limited supply on your map (and you are going to be playing with magma), be sure to keep your mason and various craftsdwarves away from what bauxite you do have until you can turn it into mechanisms; best forbid them until you are ready.
Bauxite is the only stone that contains rubies or sapphires, both found as small clusters.
While Bauxite is an aluminum ore in Real Life, the technology to extract aluminum from it does not exist in the game setting.
Bauxite Management
If you are on a map with very limited or no naturally occuring bauxite, getting your hands on it can be difficult. Although likely that one of the civilizations you have access to will have the mineral for sale, they can only bring so much of it. Wasting bauxite is a terrible crime, so it is a good idea to come up with a way to minimize misuse.
To the right is an example of how to control your bauxite. The interior of the room to the north is a stockpile with only bauxite designated for storage. Below it are three slots for workshops (only two are used in the picture). Draft a mason/mechanic into an one-man squad and stationing him inside the bauxite stockpile, then lock the exterior doors and open the interior ones. When he has completed constructing your bauxite equipment, make sure he is outside of the stockpile and lock the interior and unlock the exterior. This makes it virtually impossible for any slip-ups to happen, preventing any bauxite from being wasted.