MetaGlossary.com: Phosphorite

Keywords: Phosphate, Apatite, Chiefly, Phosphorus, Sedimentary

Related Terms: Anhydrite, Aragonite, Argillaceous, Argillite, Arkose, Calcareous, Calcite, Chert, Coquina, Dolomite, Dolostone, Flysch, Gneiss, Granulite, Graywacke, Limestone, Marble, Marl, Massive, Phyllite, Quartzite, Rock, Sandstone, Schist, Shale, Slate, Travertine, Tufa, Siltstone, Hornfels, Oolite, Oolitic, Authigenic, Dripstone, Sedimentary Rock, Carbonate Rock, Saprolite, Mineraloid, Metasediment, Mudstone, Ooid, Micrite, Porphyroblast, Dolomitic Limestone, Speleothem, Oolitic Limestone, Calcarenite, Claystone, Greywacke, Schists

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A massive variety of apatite.

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sedimentary rock composed largely of calcium phosphate, usually as a variety of the mineral apatite and largely in the form of concretions and nodules. Primary ore of phosphate minerals and elemental phosphorus.

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a sedimentary rock composed chiefly of phosphate minerals

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Rock containing quantities of precipitated or reworked phosphate minerals.

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a rock consisting chiefly of calcium phosphate. It is a primary source of phosphorus for agriculture. [AHDOS

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