Abstract
Al Hasa phosphates constitute the second phosphatic deposit exploited by the Jordan phosphate Mines Company. To investigate the radioactivity of these phosphates, 13 samples of poor phosphatic rocks of an area not exploited at the present time were selected to commence with. This is not the place to discuss either the origin of phosphates in a general manner or Al Hasa phosphates in particular. The literature on the first is effectively voluminous. But as regards the latter, there is little written material. Only some short statements not surpassing the generalities are found in (Heimbach, 1962; Kemmer, 1964; Bender, 1968; Youssef et al., 1969; Reeves & Saadi, 1971). It is hoped that radioactivity studies, especially when integrated with other domains of investigation, might afford a good way of clarifying their origin. Moreover, should the occasion arise, they might serve as the beginning to researches concerning uranium recovery from these phosphates.
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Coppens, R., Bashir, S. & Richard, P. Radioactivity of A1 Hasa phosphates a preliminary study. Mineral. Deposita 12, 189–196 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00206026
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