Mine detail: Shawei

Previously called 'Sha-Wei'

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Location: Guangdong [Kwangtung], China, Asia
Lat / long: 21.51619, 112.99948
dep_id: 10023523
mrds_id: I000609
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Kaolin
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Kaolin
gangue: Feldspar, Gibbsite, Halloysite, Illite, Quartz
alteration: Weathering; Albitization
conc_proc: Weathering
ore_ctrl: Depth Of Weathering
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Monzonite
arock_type: Monzonite
References:
  • GUOPING, ZHOU, 1990, A STUDY OF WEATHERING CRUST KAOLIN DEPOSIT IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE: MINERAL DEPOSITS, V. 9, NO. 2, P. 174-175
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