Abstract:Shandong is a large province rich in a variety of nonmetallic minerals. They occur incertain specisl ore-bearing formations which have been formed and distributed regularly.First, unique nonmetallic minerals and ore-bearing formations are developed in eachtectonic units of the Luxi, Jiaobei and Jiaonan terrains. Second, different types ofnonmetallic mineral-bearing formations were developed during different stages in thegeological history, including the continental neucles forming stage, the continental blo...