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Taiyuan Formation, Ordos Basin, Western Block, North China Craton, Eurasian Platei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Taiyuan Formation | Formation |
| Ordos Basin | Basin |
| Western Block | Craton |
| North China Craton | Orogen |
| Eurasian Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Latitude & Longitude:
38° North , 108° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~450km
Type:
The bauxite in the Longdong area (an oil and gas reservoir) is part of the bauxite series developed on the Paleozoic weathering crust in the North China Plate. There has long been controversy regarding the provenance of this bauxite series, including three main viewpoints: (1) derivation from the underlying Cambrian–Ordovician carbonate rocks; (2) derivation from aluminous silicate rocks in ancient uplift areas; and (3) a mixture of materials from sources (1) and (2) in varying proportions. In the Longdong area, the Taiyuan Formation is buried at depths greater than 4000 m with thickness varying from 10 m to 50 m and unconformably overlies the Cambrian-Ordovician carbonate rocks. Its lower layers are dominated by gray mudstones. Its middle layers mainly consist of gray bauxite rock series, which were covered by black mudstones, carbonaceous mudstones and coal seam. The overlying Shanxi Formation, which was deposited in terrestrial transitional facies, is in conformable contact with the Taiyuan Formation.
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diaspore | 4.FD.10 | AlO(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- North China CratonOrogen
- Ordos BlockShield
- Western Block
- Ordos BasinBasin
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References
[1]Wang, Aiguo; Wei, Jinxiang; Jing, Xianghui; Wang, Xiaoming; Chang, Ying; Dou, Yugang; Liu, Tian; Lei, Xiaolan; Du, Jing; Li, Yingchun; et al. (2026) Provenance of the Permian bauxite series in the southwestern Ordos Basin, central China. Ore Geology Reviews, 196. p.107491. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107491
