Hebuksaier Bentonite

Prospect in Xinjiang* [Sinkiang], China with commodity Bentonite

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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	10023274
MRDS ID	I000078
Record type	Site
Current site name	Hebuksaier Bentonite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	85.71693, 46.78124 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Xinjiang* [Sinkiang](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
China	Xinjiang* [Sinkiang]

Comments on the location information

LOCATION IS FOR THE TOWN OF HEBUKSAIER.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Bentonite	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Bentonite	Ore
Montmorillonite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	MONTMORILLONITE CONTENT GRADES 94-96%.

Nearby scientific data

(1)	85.71693, 46.78124	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect
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	I000078

Bibliographic references

Deposit

INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1990, MINERAL NOTES: V. 273, P. 77
Reserve-Resource

INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1990.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	BENTONITE SEAMS ARE 4-20 M THICK.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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