The petrography and major element geochemistry of the phosphorite nodule deposits on the Agulhas Bank, South Africa

Dredging operations carried out on the Agulhas Bank have proved the existence of a widespread phosphorite nodule deposit, considered to be essentially in situ. The pebble to boulder sized nodules recovered have been classified into two conglomeratic and three non-conglomeratic classes. The latter cl...

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Main Author: Parker, Robin James
Other Authors: Fuller, A O
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18473