Territory of Christmas Island
Producer

Christmas Island Operations

Territory of Christmas Island, Australia
Phosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
AlterationPhosphatization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10081081
MRDS IDW032781
Alternate namesCipc, Pmci
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-10.41932, 105.71547
References
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1978MINING MAGAZINE, 1980WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987.KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.