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Kaolin Deposits of Charentes Basin, France
The geological unit called Charentes basin is composed of Eocene and Oligocene deposits, laid above karstic limestone formations of the Campagnien, in the North of the Aquitaine Basin. The kaolin clays of Charentes belong to this mainly continental, tertiary formation often referred as “siderolithic”, of which the principal outcrop is situated in the South of the Charente Maritime department, 35 miles going North-East from Bordeaux city.
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