Fugu Kaolin

Occurrence in Shaanxi [Shensi], China with commodity Kaolin

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023377
MRDS ID	I000271
Record type	Site
Current site name	Fugu Kaolin
Alternate or previous names	Fu-Ku

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	111.04942, 39.0316 (WGS84)
Relative position	IN NORTHWEST SHAANXI PROVINCE IN THE COUNTY OF FUGU.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shaanxi [Shensi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
China	Shaanxi [Shensi]

Comments on the location information

LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF FUGU.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Kaolin	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

KAOLIN IS REPORTED AS "HIGH QUALITY".

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Kaolin	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	111.04942, 39.0316	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I000271

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MINING JOURNAL, 1990, INDUSTRY IN ACTION: V. 314, NO. 8052, P. 4

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	DEPOSIT IS THE LARGEST PROVEN KAOLIN DEPOSIT IN CHINA AND COVERS AN AREA OF 120 SQ KM.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1990	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.