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PHOSPHATOGENIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Mineralogy
  • Geochemistry
DEF

Pertaining to the formation or genesis of phosphate deposits.

CONT

No sedimentary phosphate is mined in Canada ... although phosphogenic basins have been recognized.

CONT

An outer phosphogenic belt ... was characterized by pelletal phosphorite sedimentation. Phosphate ions were made available when cold oceanic upwellings moved across the shallow platform and into the coastal environment ...

Key term(s)
  • phosphatogenic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Minéralogie
  • Géochimie
OBS

Adjectif dérivé de «phosphatogenèse» (voir fiche).

Spanish

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