phosphate rock
Instance URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/commodity-code/phosphate-rock
Within scheme: South Australian Commodity Codes
Any rock that contains one or more phosphatic minerals of sufficient purity and quantity to permit its commercial use as a source of phosphatic compounds or elemental phosphorus. About 90% of the world's production is sedimentary phosphate rock, or phosphorite; the remainder is igneous rock rich in apatite.
| Type |
Concept
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| Is Defined By |
ns2:commodity-code
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| Label |
phosphate rock
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| Status |
ns3:original
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| Alternative Label |
phosphorite
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| Has Exact Match |
ns5:phosphateRock
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| Notation |
PhosR
ns7:AbbreviatedLabel
01.01.04.05 ns7:LocalHierarchyKey |
| Preferred Label |
phosphate rock
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| Citation |
Based on Neuendorf et al, 2009 (AGI glossary).
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| Broader |
industrial rock
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