{"id":2097,"date":"2022-08-19T21:13:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T21:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/?page_id=2097"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:20:15","slug":"worldphosphatedeposits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/phosphate-industry\/worldphosphatedeposits\/","title":{"rendered":"IGN\u00c9 VS S\u00c9DIMENTAIRE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2097\" class=\"elementor elementor-2097\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a50d667 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a50d667\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b633d04\" data-id=\"b633d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ed545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"38ed545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd9eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edd9eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Igneous vs Sedimentary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0492a7a\" data-id=\"0492a7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d1836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"58d1836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dae1d9e elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dae1d9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3214cd05\" data-id=\"3214cd05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8976b37 elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"8976b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:100,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-underline e--animation-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-8976b37\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2235\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/phosphate-industry\/traditional\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Traditional Uses<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2233\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/phosphate-industry\/phosphateprice\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Phosphate Rock Price<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8589\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/phosphate-industry\/phosphoric-acid\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Phosphoric Acid<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-19279\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/phosphate-industry\/lfpbattery\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">LFP Battery Use<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2231\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/phosphate-industry\/worldphosphatedeposits\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">World Deposits<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3886\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/phosphate-industry\/quebecanorthosite\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Quebec Igneous Rock<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-8976b37\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2235\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/phosphate-industry\/traditional\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Traditional Uses<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2233\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/phosphate-industry\/phosphateprice\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Phosphate Rock Price<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8589\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/phosphate-industry\/phosphoric-acid\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Phosphoric Acid<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-19279\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/phosphate-industry\/lfpbattery\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">LFP Battery Use<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2231\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/phosphate-industry\/worldphosphatedeposits\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">World Deposits<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3886\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/phosphate-industry\/quebecanorthosite\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Quebec Igneous Rock<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28aa4c2d\" data-id=\"28aa4c2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e29a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6e29a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Known World Phosphate Deposits\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf9e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9cf9e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WorldPhosphateDeposits.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"WorldPhosphateDeposits\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTEzOTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9maXJzdHBob3NwaGF0ZS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA1XC9Xb3JsZFBob3NwaGF0ZURlcG9zaXRzLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WorldPhosphateDeposits-1024x625.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WorldPhosphateDeposits-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WorldPhosphateDeposits-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WorldPhosphateDeposits-768x469.png 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WorldPhosphateDeposits-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WorldPhosphateDeposits.png 1295w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11394 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WorldPhosphateDeposits-1024x625.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11394\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WorldPhosphateDeposits-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WorldPhosphateDeposits-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WorldPhosphateDeposits-768x469.png 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WorldPhosphateDeposits-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WorldPhosphateDeposits.png 1295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d26bec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d26bec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the The United Nations<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aac9037 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aac9037\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fcb66c\" data-id=\"8fcb66c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc100a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0fc100a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-square-full\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Igneous deposits<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4933c87\" data-id=\"4933c87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0a149 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0a0a149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sedimentary deposits<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f12e52\" data-id=\"6f12e52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a653051 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a653051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Island deposits<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45bd61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f45bd61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Active Phosphate Reserves by Country\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f67ce2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f67ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/phosphate-reserves-e1676312265707.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"phosphate reserves\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTE4NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2ZpcnN0cGhvc3BoYXRlLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDJcL3Bob3NwaGF0ZS1yZXNlcnZlcy1lMTY3NjMxMjI2NTcwNy5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/phosphate-reserves-e1676312265707.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/phosphate-reserves-e1676312265707.png 995w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/phosphate-reserves-e1676312265707-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/phosphate-reserves-e1676312265707-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/phosphate-reserves-e1676312265707-18x12.png 18w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9184 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/phosphate-reserves-e1676312265707.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9184\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/phosphate-reserves-e1676312265707.png 995w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/phosphate-reserves-e1676312265707-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/phosphate-reserves-e1676312265707-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/phosphate-reserves-e1676312265707-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b904b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b904b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Known Igneous &amp; Sedimentary Phosphorites\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd7f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edd7f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/igneous.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"igneous\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzY0OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2ZpcnN0cGhvc3BoYXRlLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMlwvMDhcL2lnbmVvdXMuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/igneous-1024x816.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/igneous-1024x816.jpg 1024w, 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Comparison<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192c607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"192c607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Only 4% of world phosphate deposits are of igneous rock type of which 50% are located in Russia.<\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">First Phosphate properties consist of Igneous Massif-Type Anorthosite which represent 1% of the world\u2019s phosphate deposits.<\/span><\/li><li>Igneous anorthosite rock yields the highest purity phosphate devoid of high concentrations of deleterious heavy metals.<\/li><li>Igneous Anorthosite based phosphate has the potential to yield the highest purity, ESG-driven, carbon-neutral phosphate for the global LFP battery industry.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d95dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4d95dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"fp-table\">\n    <tr>\n        <th>Deposit Type<\/th>\n        <th>Igneous Carbonatite<\/th>\n        <th>Igneous Massif-Type Anorthosite<\/th>\n        <th>Sedimentary<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td>Host Rock<\/td>\n        <td>Carbonatite<\/td>\n        <td>Massif-Type Anorthosite<\/td>\n        <td>Upwelling-Related Sedimentary Rocks<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td>Distribution<\/td>\n        <td>4% of global deposits<\/td>\n        <td>1% of global deposits<\/td>\n        <td>95% of global deposits<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td>Shape Of Ore Bodies<\/td>\n        <td>Veins and Lenses<\/td>\n        <td>Sheets and Lenses<\/td>\n        <td>Bedded (stratiform)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td>Rare of Earth Elements<\/td>\n        <td>High<\/td>\n        <td>Low<\/td>\n        <td>Variable<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td>Deleterious Trace Elements<\/td>\n        <td>Low<\/td>\n        <td>Low<\/td>\n        <td>High<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td>Organic Matter<\/td>\n        <td>None<\/td>\n        <td>None<\/td>\n        <td>High<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td>Phosphate Mineralogy<\/td>\n        <td>Apatite<\/td>\n        <td>Apatite<\/td>\n        <td>Carbonate Fluorapatite<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td>Associated Minerals<\/td>\n        <td>Calcite, Dolomite, Magnetite<\/td>\n        <td>Pyroxene, Plagioclase, Ilmenite, Magnetite<\/td>\n        <td>Quartz, Clay Minerals, Calcite, Dolomite<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td>P<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>5<\/sub> Content<\/td>\n        <td>~5 to 15 wt%<\/td>\n        <td>~5 to 15 wt%<\/td>\n        <td>~8 to 35 wt%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td>Source<\/td>\n        <td>Mantle > 50 km depth)<\/td>\n        <td>Mantle\/Crust (~ 30 to 50 km depth)<\/td>\n        <td>Upwelling-related organic matter<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td>Mineralization Processes<\/td>\n        <td>High temperature crystallization in magma<\/td>\n        <td>High temperature crystallization and gravitational settling in magma<\/td>\n        <td>Phosphate precipitation in accumulating sediment<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Source: Dr. Sandeep Banerjee, Postdoctoral Fellow\/ Researcher Queen's University<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Known World Phosphate Deposits\u200b Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the The United Nations Igneous deposits Sedimentary deposits Island deposits Active Phosphate Reserves by 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