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Reservoir Z Element Value Median SD Low High N Unit Info Reference Source(s)
Marine Apatites 6 C       0.8 3.5   wt%ox Approximate range in composition of apatite in the Phosphoria phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Marine Apatites 20 Ca       53.4 55.3   wt%ox Approximate range in composition of apatite in the Phosphoria phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Marine Apatites 9 F       3.8 4.2   wt%ox Approximate range in composition of apatite in the Phosphoria phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Marine Apatites 11 Na       0.2 1.2   wt%ox Approximate range in composition of apatite in the Phosphoria phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Marine Apatites 15 P       36.5 40.5   wt%ox Approximate range in composition of apatite in the Phosphoria phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Marine Apatites 16 S       0.3 3.1   wt%ox Approximate range in composition of apatite in the Phosphoria phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 47 Ag       0.001 0.003 41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 13 Al 1.75         41 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 33 As 0.004         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 5 B         0.005 41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 56 Ba 0.01         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 4 Be         5e-05 41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 6 C 2.49         41 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 20 Ca 43.77         41 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 48 Cd 0.005         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 27 Co 0.001         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 24 Cr 0.1         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 29 Cu 0.01         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 9 F 2.99         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 26 Fe 1.09         41 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Total Iron as Fe2O3. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 31 Ga         0.01 41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 1 H 2.2         41 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 1 H 0.6         41 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 19 K 0.46         41 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 57 La 0.01         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 12 Mg 0.36         41 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 25 Mn 0.003         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 42 Mo 0.01         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 11 Na 0.68         41 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 60 Nd 0.03         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 28 Ni 0.01         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 15 P 29.79         41 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 82 Pb         0.001 41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 16 S 1.8         41 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 51 Sb 0.0007         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 21 Sc 0.001         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 34 Se 0.0015         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 14 Si 12.26         41 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 38 Sr 0.1         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 22 Ti 0.15         41 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 23 V 0.03         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 39 Y 0.03         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 70 Yb 0.001         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 30 Zn 0.03         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 40 Zr 0.003         41 ppm Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member   0.12         41   Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Oil by distillation at about 500¿C, distillate weighed. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member   0.009         41   Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member   0.009         41   Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member   2.1         41   Average phosphorite of Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale member of Phosphoria Formation. Organic Matter by partial combustion. Loss of weight, in per cent, between 230¿C and 500¿C.  Organic matter accounts for the significant amounts of rare metals inside the phosphorites and also is the cause of the dark grey/brown color.  Most of the organic matter is carbonaceous, yet the rest is petroliferous. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 47 Ag   3         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 47 Ag 0.0003         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 13 Al 1.7         61 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.   Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 33 As 40           ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 33 As 0.004         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 5 B         0.005 61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 56 Ba 0.01         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 56 Ba   100         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 4 Be         5e-05 61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 6 C 2.2         61 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 20 Ca 44         61 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 48 Cd         0.005 61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 27 Co         0.001 61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 24 Cr 0.1         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 24 Cr   1000         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 29 Cu   100         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 29 Cu 0.01         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 9 F 3.1         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 26 Fe 1.1         61 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Total Fe as Fe2O3. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 31 Ga         0.001 61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 1 H 0.6         61 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.   Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 1 H 2.2         61 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 19 K 0.5         61 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.   Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 57 La 0.03         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 57 La   300         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 12 Mg 0.3         61 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.   Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 25 Mn   30         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 25 Mn 0.003         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 42 Mo 0.003         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 42 Mo   30         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 11 Na 0.6         61 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 60 Nd 0.03         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 60 Nd   300         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 28 Ni 0.01         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 28 Ni   100         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 15 P 30.5         61 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 82 Pb         0.001 61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 16 S 1.8         61 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 51 Sb 7           ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 51 Sb 0.0007         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 21 Sc   10         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 21 Sc 0.001         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 34 Se 10           ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 34 Se 0.0013         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 14 Si 11.9         61 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.   Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 38 Sr 0.003         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 38 Sr   1000         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 38 Sr 0.1         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 22 Ti 0.1         61 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 92 U 90           ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 23 V   300         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 23 V 0.03         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 39 Y 0.1         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 39 Y   300         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 70 Yb 0.001         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 70 Yb   10         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 30 Zn   300         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 30 Zn 0.03         61 ppm Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation 40 Zr   30         ppm Rare-metal contents with modes above threshold values in phosphorites. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation   0.009         61   Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation   0.009         61   Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation   0.2         61   Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Oil by distillation at about 500¿C, distillate weighed. Gulbrandsen 1966
Phosphoria Formation   2.1         61   Average phosphorite of Phosphoria formation.  Organic Matter by partial combustion. Loss of weight, in per cent, between 230¿ and 500¿C.  Organic matter accounts for the significant amounts of rare metals inside the phosphorites and also is the cause of the dark grey/brown color.  Most of the organic matter is carbonaceous, yet the rest is petroliferous. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 47 Ag         1e-05 20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 13 Al 1.66         20 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 33 As 0.004         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 5 B         0.005 20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 56 Ba 0.01         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 4 Be         5e-05 20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 6 C 1.54         20 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 20 Ca 44.62         20 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 48 Cd         0.005 20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 27 Co         0.001 20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 24 Cr 0.1         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 29 Cu 0.003         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 9 F 3.26         20 wt% Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 26 Fe 1.05         20 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Total Fe as Fe2O3. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 31 Ga         0.001 20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 1 H 1.96         20 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 1 H 0.51         20 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 19 K 0.45         20 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 57 La 0.03         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 12 Mg 0.19         20 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 25 Mn 0.003         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 42 Mo 0.003         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 11 Na 0.45         20 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 60 Nd 0.03         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 28 Ni 0.01         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 15 P 31.95         20 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 82 Pb         0.001 20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 16 S 1.07         20 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 51 Sb 0.0006         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 21 Sc 0.001         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 34 Se 0.0009         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 14 Si 11.29         20 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 38 Sr 0.03         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 22 Ti 0.12         20 wt%ox Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 92 U 0.01         20 wt% Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 92 U 0.009         20 wt% Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 23 V 0.01         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 39 Y 0.1         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 70 Yb       0.001 0.003 20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 30 Zn 0.01         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 40 Zr 0.003         20 ppm Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation.  Modal values used for minor elements. Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member   0.23         20 wt% Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Oil by distillation at about 500¿C Gulbrandsen 1966
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member   1.75         20 wt% Average phosphorite of Retort Phosphatic Shale Member of Phosphoria formation. Organic Matter by partial combustion.  Loss of weight, in per cent, between 230¿C and 500¿C.  Organic matter accounts for the significant amounts of rare metals inside the phosphorites and also is the cause of the dark grey/brown color.  Most of the organic matter is carbonaceous, yet the rest is petroliferous. Gulbrandsen 1966
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