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consistency and additional location information has been added where possible. The database of compiled phosphate information is being released in two sections; the geologic data in one section and the location and mineral economic data in the second. This report, Geological Survey OpenFile Report 02156A contains the geologic data and
PHOSPHATE ROCK. By R. W. STONE. Prior to 1914 the United States was producing annually close to 3,000,000 tons of phosphate rock, of which over 99 per cent came from Florida, Tennessee, and South Carolina. Florida produced more than 75 per cent of the total output, including the great bulk
Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of minerals and materials essential to the economy, the national security, and protection of the environment.
Phosphate rock minerals provide the only significant global resources of phosphorus, which is an essential element for plant and animal nutrition. Phosphate rock is used primarily as a principal component of nitrogenphosphoruspotassium fertilizers, but
The critical role of rare earth elements (REEs), particularly heavy REEs (HREEs), in hightech industries has created a surge in demand that is quickly outstripping known global supply and has triggered a worldwide scramble to discover new sources. The chemical analysis of 23 sedimentary phosphate deposits (phosphorites) in the United States demonstrates that they are significantly enriched in
The leading phosphate rock producer in the United States permanently closed a phosphoric acid and fertilizer plant in June 2019 as part of corporate restructuring. The facility had been idled since 2017 and the phosphate rock mine that USGS National Minerals Information Center
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.
Phosphate Rock (PR), the only source of phosphate for fertilizer production, is a 10 nite, nonrenewable resource. Due to various factors such as population growth, more phosphorus intensive diets (meat and dairy), and an increasing use of bio fuels, PR consumption is expected to increase signicantly further over the next century (USGS
Mineral Industry Surveys For information, contact: Stephen M. Jasinski, Phosphate Rock Commodity Specialist National Minerals Information Center Geological Survey 989 National Center Reston, VA 20192 Telephone: (703) 648 7711, Fax: (703) Email: sjasinsk . Joseph J. Kohler (Data) Telephone: (703) 648 7954 Fax: (703)
Subscribers to this list will receive an email notification when a new publication is posted to the USGS National Minerals Information Center (NMIC) Phosphate Rock Statistics and Information Web page. NMIC commodityspecific publications consist of Minerals Yearbooks and Mineral Commodity Summaries on an annual basis, monthly or quarterly Mineral Industry Surveys for certain mineral
#0183;#32;According to the USGS Mineral Commodities Summary (2019), China is the largest producer of phosphate rock, at nearly 144 million metric tons gross production in 2018, with other significant deposits located in Morocco (who hosts the largest reserves estimated at 50 billion metric tons), Jordan, Egypt, Togo, Benin, throughout subSara Africa, North Carolina, Ido and Russia.
leaching. Phosphate leached from guano phosphatizes the underlying rocks in some areas, forming apatite where the host rock is limestone and forming aluminum or aluminumironphosphate minerals where the underlying rock is a silicate. Individual deposits of both igneous apatite and marine phos#173;
Phosphate Rock Platinum Potash Pumice Quartz Crystal Rare Earths Rhenium Rubidium Salt Sand and Gravel Scandium Selenium Fluorspar Gallium Garnet Gemstones Germanium Gold Graphite Gypsum Hafnium Helium Indium (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS) includes information on events, trends,
Provides links to USGS information about phosphate rock and related topics. Provides a topical browse interface into USGS information utilizing controlled vocabularies arranged as formal thesauri.
Phosphate rock minerals are the only significant global resources of phosphorus. The United States is the world''s leading producer and consumer of phosphate rock, which is used to manufacture phosphate fertilizers and industrial products. Subscribe to receive an email notification when a publication is added to this page. Monthly Publications
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