Definition of Phosphorite. Meaning of Phosphorite. Synonyms of Phosphorite

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Definition of Phosphorite

Phosphorite
Phosphorite Phos"phor*ite, n. (Min.) A massive variety of apatite.

Meaning of Phosphorite from wikipedia

- Phosphorite, phosphate rock or rock phosphate is a non-detrital sedimentary rock that contains high amounts of phosphate minerals. The phosphate content...
- The Phosphorite War (Estonian: Fosforiidisõda) is the name given to a late-1980s environmental campaign in the then-Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic...
- towards independence. One of the first major acts of resistance was the Phosphorite War, an environmental protest against Soviet plans to establish large...
- Examples include pyrite nodules in coal, a chert nodule in limestone, or a phosphorite nodule in marine shale. Normally, a nodule has a warty or ****by surface...
- of 350,000 square kilometres (140,000 sq mi). The Phosphoria includes phosphorite beds that are an important source of phosphorus. Many of its shales are...
- 360,000 tonnes of salt are produced annually (2004). There are known phosphorite ore deposits near Mstsislaw, and in Labkovičy (Krychaw Raion) in eastern...
- Breccia complex deposits Vein deposits Intrusive deposits (Alaskites) Phosphorite deposits Collapse breccia pipe deposits Volcanic deposits Surficial deposits...
- with sulfuric acid. Subsequently, other phosphate-rich deposits such as phosphorite were discovered and used. Soluble phosphate is an essential nutrient...
- the Soviet Union altogether. The Soviet government's plan to excavate phosphorite in the Lääne-Viru county with potentially catastrophic consequences for...
- phosphorite. Two of the largest deposits include the Karatau basin with 650 million tonnes of P2O5 and the Chilisai deposit of the Aqtobe phosphorite...