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Rock Guano

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Los Monges Islands (Los Monjes Islands; Los Monjes Archipelago; Monk's Island), Dependencias Federales, Venezuela
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A phosphatic and hardened guano deposit from the Caribbean. Composed primarily of Apatite and formed by the interaction of seawater in infiltrating through massive guano deposits on coral reefs. A large quantity of this was found in 1857 on Monk's Island in the Caribbean.

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References for Rock Guano
Reference List: - +	Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. viii 268 - Investigation on the Rock Guano from the Islands of the Caribbean Sea - WM J Taylor
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Rock Guano

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