Mineral resource of the month: Phosphate rock

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As a mineral resource, “phosphate rock” is defined as unprocessed ore and processed concentrates that contain some form of apatite, a group of calcium phosphate minerals that is the primary source for phosphorus in phosphate fertilizers, which are vital to agriculture.

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Jasinski, S.M., 2013, Mineral resource of the month: Phosphate rock: Earth, v. December 2013, HTML Document.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Mineral resource of the month: Phosphate rock
Series title Earth
Volume December 2013
Year Published 2013
Language English
Publisher AGI
Contributing office(s) National Minerals Information Center
Description HTML Document
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