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Phosphate in Sediments off South-western Africa

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RECENT work1 has shown that the unconsolidated sediments of the continental shelf off south-western Africa are considerably enriched in phosphate compared with the values considered usual for clastic sediments (< 0.2% P2O5), and it is interesting that phosphorite still appears to be forming on a significant scale in the diatomaceous muds off south-west Africa2,3. This may be the first well documented occurrence of modern phosphorite formation.

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  1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,

    C. P. SUMMERHAYES

  2. Marine Geology Unit, University of Cape Town,

    G. F. BIRCH & J. ROGERS

  3. University of Aberdeen,

    R. V. DINGLE

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SUMMERHAYES, C., BIRCH, G., ROGERS, J. et al. Phosphate in Sediments off South-western Africa. Nature 243, 509–511 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/243509a0

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