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Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data

Mineral Resources > Online Spatial Data > World phosphate mines, deposits, and occurrences

Database structure

Table Description
commodity Commodities present at the site
main Site location and characteristics
minerals Minerals present at the site
other_db Other databases describing this site
ref Bibliographic references describing the site
reflink Short citation link to bibliography
datadxny Data dictionary, explaining tables and fields

Database field categories

Site identification 1
Sample identification 5
Processing information 0
Geographic location 7
Site characteristics 21
Sample characteristics 0
Chemical analysis 0
Analytical results 0
Bibliographic reference 8
Metadata 19

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