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dc.contributor.authorQasim, S.Z.
dc.contributor.authorNair, R.R.
dc.date.accessioned2006-04-17T10:01:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-29T13:48:36Z
dc.date.available2006-04-17T10:01:00Z
dc.date.available2017-09-29T13:48:36Z
dc.date.issued1983
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, vol.5; 1983; 236-239
dc.identifier.issn0022-2755
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6540
dc.descriptionAlso in: Indian Mining - 1982 Annual Review
dc.description.abstractPhosphate is used as a plant nutrient in fertilisers The main sources of phosphate are phosphatic rocks The National Institute of Oceanography had conducted a phosphate exploration programme on the continental shelf of India The commercial value of phosphorite deposits would depend on several technical and economic factors Phosphorites occur in water depths upto 200 meters of the western continental shelf of India These are the areas associated with upwelling The relationship between phosphorite deposits and upwelling is explained
dc.languageen
dc.publisherBooks & Journals Private Ltd.
dc.relation.ispartofJ Mines Metals Fuels
dc.subjectAquatic Non-Resources
dc.subject.othermineral exploration
dc.subject.othermineral resources
dc.subject.otherphosphorite
dc.subject.otherphosphate rocks
dc.subject.otherphosphate deposits
dc.subject.otherwater depth
dc.subject.otherupwelling
dc.subject.otherfertilizers
dc.subject.othercontinental shelves
dc.subject.otherISW, India, West Coast
dc.titleMining of phosphorite resources from the Indian continental shelf will help food production
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorDepartment of Ocean Development, Government of India, New Delhi, India


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