Talk:Rock phosphate

Rock phosphate or phosphate rock ?
So a rock which contains a significant component of one or more phosphate minerals, is called "rock phosphate"  or "phosphate rock" ? Seems to be two entries for these now. Eregli bob (talk) 12:18, 17 March 2008 (UTC)


 * It would appear that "phosphate rock" is nowadays preferred. Rock is the noun and phosphate is the modifier adjective.  "Rock phosphate" is analagous to "rock salt",  which is salt from a mined ( rather than marine ) source.Eregli bob (talk) 12:23, 17 March 2008 (UTC)


 * There are actually THREE entries on the same thing, under Phosphate Rock, Rock Phosphate, and Phosphorite (and the entry for phosphate rock has a merge to phosphorite suggested). Snazzra (talk) 20:34, 13 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge, as Phosphate rock, rock phosphate, and phosphorite are redundant and should be combined (merged) into phosphorite. Vsmith (talk) 02:10, 14 June 2009 (UTC)