Phosphate Deposits of the World: Volume 1

Phosphate Deposits of the World: Volume 1
Author: P. J. Cook
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2005-03-17
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780521619219

This book is an important contribution to the scientific understanding of phosphate deposits.

The Spanish Phosphateers: the origins and development of Spain's phosphate industry

The Spanish Phosphateers: the origins and development of Spain's phosphate industry
Author: Bernard O'Connor
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2014-08-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 1326001949

In 1843, an Oxford University professor reported to British academics and agriculturalists on a deposit of phosphorite he had visited in Logrosan, Extremadura, Spain. A mineral much in demand by manure manufacturers, once crushed, it was dissolved in sulphuric acid to produce superphosphate, the world's first artifical chemical manure. Once the railway between Madrid and Lisbon was constructed in the 1860s, the industry took off. Although competition from cheaper overseas phosphates caused many of the phosphate companies to go out of business in the 1890s, demand from Spanish superphosphate manufacturers ensured the industry's survival until the mid-1900s. Today, with the assistance of EU funding, a number of these mines have been developed as tourist attractions as part of Spain's geo-mining heritage. Bernard O'Connor and Leyre Solano's book investigates the origins, development and eventual decline of the Spanish phosphate industry.

NATURE & ORIGIN OF DEPOSITS OF

NATURE & ORIGIN OF DEPOSITS OF
Author: Richard Alexander Fullerton 18 Penrose
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2016-08-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781373010490

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