Quartz, zircon, magnetite, gold are major constituents of littoral placers in Shandong province, while shell, ballstone, ilmenite, rutile being secondary.
The types of deposits basically are differential metasomatism in the later magma, pneumatolytic hydrothermal process, pegmatite process, residual deposits and placer deposits.
Four alluvial deposits distributing along Yuanjiang river and the diamondiferous rocks that supply diamonds to these placer deposits have striking properties of varied sources and multi-phases.