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dc.contributor.authorRao, Ch.M.
dc.contributor.authorParopkari, A.L.
dc.contributor.authorMascarenhas, A.
dc.contributor.authorMurty, P.S.N.
dc.date.accessioned1997-11-28T10:01:35Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-29T13:48:09Z
dc.date.available1997-11-28T10:01:35Z
dc.date.available2017-09-29T13:48:09Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the Geological Society of India, vol.30(2); 1987; 423-438
dc.identifier.issn0016-7622
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6027
dc.description.abstractPhosphate content in the bulk sediments range from 0.02 to 2.17% and on carbonate free basis it varies from 0.03 to 6.5%. The partition studies indicate that contribution from the acid resistant detrital minerals (HCl insolubles) is negligible. In the inner shelf, the phosphorus is mainly associated with iron (as ferric-phosphate ?) and organic carbon. In the outer shelf/slope its association with carbonate suggests its authigenic/diagenetic origin. This is also supported by X-ray diffraction studies wherein the apatite peak is revealed in some samples. In general, sympathetic relationship of phosphorus with organic carbon in the study region indicates genertic relationship between these two elements, which is an important condition for phosphatogenesis. Further, these studies suggest that the outershelf/slope region between Bombay and Quilon is the promising area for detailed exploration for phosphorite deposits
dc.languageen
dc.publisherGeological Society of India
dc.relation.ispartofJ Geol Soc India
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
dc.subjectGeology and Geophysics
dc.subject.othercontinental margins
dc.subject.othersediments
dc.subject.otherphosphorus
dc.subject.otherX ray diffraction analysis
dc.subject.othergeochemistry
dc.subject.otherISW, India, West Coast
dc.titleDistribution of phosphorus and phosphatisation along the western continental margin of India
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India


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