Tébessa phosphates
Tébessa Province, Algérie
OtherP
- Type
- Marine sedimentary phosphorite (carbonate fluorapatite)
Phosphate rocks studied by Hill et al. (2024) to reconstruct redox conditions and diagenesis: U, Sr and rare earths carried by carbonate fluorapatite; samples taken at mines or from the Julius Kühn Institute archives. Early Eocene (about 55 Ma); Table S2 gives Algiers for two samples, Table S1 Tébessa, kept here. Coordinates not given.
87Sr/86Sr isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 987
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.707864 ± 0.000005 | 0.70786 / 0.707869 | 3 | phosphate rock (bulk) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 3 analyses, samples DZ-1, DZ-2, DZ-3. | Hill et al. (2024), Reconstructing the depositional environment and diagenetic modificati… |
δ18O in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : V-SMOW
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.37 ± 0.1 ‰ | 21.29 / 21.49 ‰ | 3 | rock phosphate (PO4 oxygen) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 3 analyses, samples DZ-1, DZ-2, DZ-3. | Hill et al. (2024), Reconstructing the depositional environment and diagenetic modificati… |
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Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Tébessa phosphates, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/phosphates-de-tebessa/ (accessed 2026-10-15).
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title = {Tébessa phosphates, isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/phosphates-de-tebessa/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-15}
}Updated : 2026-10-15