Abstract:Western Shandong is an important area bearing palaeozoic nonmetallic minerals in Shandong province. From early Cambrian period to late Persian Period, a Sequence of strata of marine facies-paralic facies and a sequence of sedimentary formations of nonmetallic mineral were formed, including: sedimentary formation of quartzosesandstone, gypsum, limestone, marl in the Cambrian; those of dolomite, gypsum andlimestone in Ordovician; the sedimentary formatiosn of hard fireclay, soft fireclay,bentonite and kaolin ...