Phosphorus
Abstract Although phosphorus is little thought of, and only infrequently referred to, as a constituent of exhalative ores, it is in fact a substantial component - as apatite — of some very important deposits of this class. It is conspicuous in some of the major Proterozoic stratiform Pb-Zn deposits,...
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Oxford University PressOxford
1994
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198540502.003.0011 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52447590/isbn-9780198540502-book-part-11.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract Although phosphorus is little thought of, and only infrequently referred to, as a constituent of exhalative ores, it is in fact a substantial component - as apatite — of some very important deposits of this class. It is conspicuous in some of the major Proterozoic stratiform Pb-Zn deposits, such as those of Broken Hill, Gamsberg, and Aggenys; occurs in abundance in some iron-rich exhalative ores, such as those of Kiruna; appears as a noteworthy minor component of some Palaeozoic and younger exhalative base-metal deposits; and is conspicuous in some of the exhalites associated with them. |
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