Mine detail: Shawei

Previously called 'Sha-Wei'

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Location

Lat / long: 21.51619, 112.99948

Resource(N)

Primary: Kaolin
Ore: Kaolin
Gangue: Feldspar, Gibbsite, Halloysite, Illite, Quartz

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host type:Monzonite
Associated type:Monzonite
Alteration processes:Weathering; Albitization

References

MRDSI000609
DEP10023523
ReferenceGUOPING, ZHOU, 1990, A STUDY OF WEATHERING CRUST KAOLIN DEPOSIT IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE: MINERAL DEPOSITS, V. 9, NO. 2, P. 174-175
ReporterOrris, Greta J.