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Phosphorite nodules occurring along the biologically productive continental margin of Peru have been dated by uranium-series methods. The radiometric ages range from late Pleistocene to Recent, indicating that phosphorities are currently forming in this area.
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Veeh et al. (1973) studied this question.
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