Meaning of endogangue | Babel Free

Definitions

Gangue that is located inside phosphatic grains.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“Endogangue includes yellow-brown to opaque humic matter⟳ of marine planktonic origin, siliciclastic grains and authigenic pyrite framboids and secondary apatite crystals.”

“Certain pellets are very homogeneous in appearance, with practically no endogangue; grains of this type⟳ are frequently contained in sub-outcrop strata.”

“The other constituents (endogangue) are goethite, attapulgite and fine quartz granules.”

“The exogangue is generally carbonated, showing phosphate grains surrounded by dolomite rhombohedra (Figure⟳ 1f), while the endogangue is present⟳ either as silica (Figure⟳ 1g) or carbonate grains (Figure⟳ 1h), occurring, respectively, as quartz or calcite included within the phosphate grains.”

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