Occurrence & Locations

Detailed information about where Ball clay is found across Nigeria

Shugbu West Of Batati

Niger State • Edati LGA

2019

Location Details:

Batati is a village under Edati local governemt area, niger state

Specifications:

Unspecified

Estimated Reserves:

68250MT

Coordinates: 9.206023°N, 5.725679°E

Overview

Ball clays are kaolinitic sedimentary clays that commonly consist of 20–80% kaolinite, 10–25% mica, 6–65% quartz. Localized seams in the same deposit have variations in composition, including the quantity of the major minerals, accessory minerals and carbonaceous materials such as lignite.