Sepiolite deposit, Leping Co., Jingdezhen Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China

Beds of sepiolite-bearing clay in cherty limestone of the Permian Qixia (Chihsia) formation.
Located near Leping.

Ref.:
- Sakamoto, S., Ando, T., and Otsuka, R. (1988): Sepiolite from Leping, Jiangxi, China. Nendo Kagaku 28(3), 134-142 (in Japanese with English abstract).

- Jiaxin Yan, Chunhua Shi, and Junhong Li (2001): Replacement of Chrysanthemum-Shaped Celestite in the Chihsia Formation of South China and Its Geological Implications. Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 20(1), 75-83 (in Chinese with English abstract).

- Jiaxin Yan, Munnecke, A., Steuber, T., Carlson, E.H., and Yilin Xiao (2005): Marine Sepiolite in Middle Permian Carbonates of South China: Implications for Secular Variation of Phanerozoic Seawater Chemistry. Journal of Sedimentary Research 75(3), 328-338.

Mineral List:

	Calcite

	'Chalcedony'

	'Chrysanthemum Stone'

	Dolomite

	Quartz var: Chert

	Sepiolite

	Talc

7 entries listed. 4 valid minerals.

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