Phosphorites

Short description

The Geological Survey Ireland (GSI), as partner and Work Package 7 (Minerals) leader of EMODnet Geology Phase III, are compiling information on phosphorite deposits. EMODnet partners are submitting the spatial extent of mapped deposits and established information; here you can view data collated thus far. Phosphorite deposits are found in sedimentary rocks, sufficiently rich in phosphate minerals. Phospherites are authigenic mineral deposits, formed in situ on the sea floor; they generally occur in deeper waters than placer deposits and are primarily used in the phosphate fertiliser industry.

Point of contact

Geological Survey Ireland (GSI)
Charise McKeon
charise.mckeon@gsi.ie
+353 (0)1 678 2898
Block 1, Booterstown Hall, Booterstown Avenue
Booterstown
A94 N2R6
Ireland

Spatial extent

['-20.8891442570018', '-4.08044361328203', '23.6819899612677', '44.3318639738003']

Type

dataset

Metadata information

https://egdi.geology.cz/record/xml/4dee30a68015a768bd84cf894d298072d3ef6b8d (metadata download)

Keywords

Mineral resources ;

European ;

mineral deposit ;

EMODnet-Geology ;

features ; phosphorites_feb2019 ;

Resource provider(s)

Geological Survey Ireland (GSI)
+353 (0)1 678 2898
https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/geology
charise.mckeon@gsi.ie

Lineage

Marine phosphorites location data delivered by EMODnet Geology partners to Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) and data processed to meet EMODnet Geology WP7 data schema requirements.