Emei

Producer in Sichuan [Szechwan], China with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024718
MRDS ID ISM0459
Record type Site
Current site name Emei
Alternate or previous names Omei

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 103.51636, 29.59884 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sichuan [Szechwan](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Sichuan [Szechwan]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite
    Rock unit name Lei-Po Suite
    Rock description Lei-Po Suite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) 103.51636, 29.59884

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Hsi Nan Depression

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of last production 1982

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner State Owned

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON

  • Deposit

    LEE, ANABELLE, I.N., (EDITOR), 1980: FERTILIZER OCCURRENCES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION, EAST-WEST RESOURCES SYSTEME INSTITUTE, HONOLULU

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1982 Hofmann, Ursula Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

Beyond USGS

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