phosphate rock

ID: skos/Commodity/MIN4EU/phosphateRock

Item class: Concept

Label (en): phosphate rock

Label (hu):

Definition (en): Any rock that contains one or more phosphatic minerals of sufficient purity and quantity to permit its commercial use as a source of phosphatic compounds or elemental phosphorus. About 90% of the world's production is sedimentary phosphate rock, or phosphorite; the remainder is igneous rock rich in apatite.

Definition (hu):

Concept scheme: Commodity

Broader concept: MIN4EU list of commodities