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Report of the Working Group on Marine Phosphorites

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Marine Minerals

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASIC,volume 194))

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Various types of phosphate deposits occur within the marine environment. The location, geometry, physical and chemical characteristics of each type of deposit varies as a function of extreme differences in their genesis. The exploration, development and resource potential of each type of deposit will consequently also differ. Thus, any resource assessment strategy for phosphate must take first into account its origin. The following brief summary of major types of deposits, accompanied by Table I, outlines five categories of marine phosphate occurrences.

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Riggs, S. et al. (1987). Report of the Working Group on Marine Phosphorites. In: Teleki, P.G., Dobson, M.R., Moore, J.R., von Stackelberg, U. (eds) Marine Minerals. NATO ASI Series, vol 194. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3803-8_2

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