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Definition of Phosphorite
1. n. A massive variety of apatite.
Definition of Phosphorite
1. Noun. (minerology) a sedimentary rock rich in phosphate minerals such as apatite ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Phosphorite
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phosphorite
Literary usage of Phosphorite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Mineralogy: In which Minerals are Arranged According to the by ROBERT. JAMESON (1820)
"phosphorite,— 1st Kind, Common phosphorite. der the name ... Common phosphorite
and Earthy phosphorite. First find. Common phosphorite. ..."
2. Elements of Mineralogy by Richard Kirwan (1810)
"phosphorite.—It is nearly insoluble in water. It is attacked by the concentrated
vitriolic frequently ... According to Mr. Hausen, crystallized phosphorite ..."
3. A System of Volumetric Analysis by Emil Fleischer (1877)
"phosphorite and coprolite are naturally-occurring phosphates; ... In phosphorite
this acid chiefly exists as a calcium salt, partly also in the form of iron ..."
4. Economic Mineralogy: A Practical Guide to the Study of Useful Minerals by Thomas Crook (1921)
"Of these only apatite and phosphorite are used for the sake of their phosphorus,
and they will be dealt with in this section. Monazite will be dealt with as ..."
5. A systematic handbook of volumetric analysis or, The quantitative estimation by Francis Sutton (1871)
"... redissolved with acetic acid, and titrated with uranium as usual. 5.
Phosphates containing either Iron or Alumina or both— German phosphorite, ..."
6. Quantitative Chemical Analysis by C. Remigius Fresenius (1903)
"A. CALCIUM PHOSPHATE (phosphorite, ETC.). (See V. Analysis of Manures.) B.
CHLORINATED LIME. §233. The "chloride of lime," or "bleaching powder" of commerce ..."
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