Phosphate Deposits of the World: Volume 1: Proterozoic and Cambrian Phosphorites

P. J. Cook (Curatore)

J. H. Shergold (Curatore)

Cambridge University Press, 2005

This unique survey describes the world's ancient phosphorite deposits on a scale never previously attempted. The International Geological Correlation Programme started Project 156, on world phosphate resources, in 1977. An international team of forty-six researchers describes in twenty-five chapters almost 100 Precambrian or Cambrian deposits of phosphate rock, extending through all continents except Antarctica. The total resources are large, but only a small fraction is minable at present. The data presented give a good understanding of the distribution, nature and origin of phosphate deposits. The book is an important contribution to the scientific understanding of phosphate deposits, as well as a valuable aid to the search for an exploitation of phosphates in many parts of the world.

• Curatore: P. J. Cook, J. H. Shergold
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Earth Science Series
• Anno: 2005
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 408 p.
• Dimensioni: 297 x 209 mm
• Peso: 981 gr.
• EAN: 9780521619219

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