Direct application of phosphate rocks and glauconite as alternative sources of fertilizer in Argentina

Argentina, a large country with an important agriculture industry, needs an ever-increasing amount of phosphorus and potassium, as essential elements for plant growth. Current requirements are met from imports, but potential resources exist in Argentina. For example, several phosphatic occurrences a...

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Autores principales:	Castro, Liliana Norma, Tourn, Selvia Mabel
Publicado:	2003
Materias:	alternative agriculture fertilizer glauconite phosphate rock Argentina Patagonia South America
Acceso en línea:	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_09641823_v12_n1-4_p71_Castro http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09641823_v12_n1-4_p71_Castro
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	paper:paper_09641823_v12_n1-4_p71_Castro2023-06-08T15:58:31Z Direct application of phosphate rocks and glauconite as alternative sources of fertilizer in Argentina Castro, Liliana Norma Tourn, Selvia Mabel alternative agriculture fertilizer glauconite phosphate rock Argentina Patagonia South America Argentina, a large country with an important agriculture industry, needs an ever-increasing amount of phosphorus and potassium, as essential elements for plant growth. Current requirements are met from imports, but potential resources exist in Argentina. For example, several phosphatic occurrences are known in paleo-marine basins, the most significant of which are in Tertiary units in Patagonia. In addition, two types of potassium deposits are also known in Argentina: evaporite deposits in the Neuquén Basin at depths of 750 m to 1500 m contain 22 to 25 wt% K2O equivalent; and glauconitic sandstone containing about 6 wt% K2O has been identified in Patagonia. Several experiments were undertaken to test unprocessed phosphate rocks as slow-release, direct-application fertilizers, with good results. In addition, it is proposed that direct application of glauconitic sands would provide an efficient and economic alternative source of potassium. Tests with glauconite samples are still in progress. The existence of both phosphate and glauconitic rocks in Patagonia suggests that development of an extractive industry for these materials would not only help Argentina approach self-sufficiency in fertilizer usage, but also assist in the socio-economic development of this region. © 2004 Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. All rights reserved. Fil:Castro, L. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Tourn, S. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2003 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_09641823_v12_n1-4_p71_Castro http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09641823_v12_n1-4_p71_Castro
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description	Argentina, a large country with an important agriculture industry, needs an ever-increasing amount of phosphorus and potassium, as essential elements for plant growth. Current requirements are met from imports, but potential resources exist in Argentina. For example, several phosphatic occurrences are known in paleo-marine basins, the most significant of which are in Tertiary units in Patagonia. In addition, two types of potassium deposits are also known in Argentina: evaporite deposits in the Neuquén Basin at depths of 750 m to 1500 m contain 22 to 25 wt% K2O equivalent; and glauconitic sandstone containing about 6 wt% K2O has been identified in Patagonia. Several experiments were undertaken to test unprocessed phosphate rocks as slow-release, direct-application fertilizers, with good results. In addition, it is proposed that direct application of glauconitic sands would provide an efficient and economic alternative source of potassium. Tests with glauconite samples are still in progress. The existence of both phosphate and glauconitic rocks in Patagonia suggests that development of an extractive industry for these materials would not only help Argentina approach self-sufficiency in fertilizer usage, but also assist in the socio-economic development of this region. © 2004 Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. All rights reserved.
author	Castro, Liliana Norma Tourn, Selvia Mabel
author_facet	Castro, Liliana Norma Tourn, Selvia Mabel
author_sort	Castro, Liliana Norma
title	Direct application of phosphate rocks and glauconite as alternative sources of fertilizer in Argentina
title_short	Direct application of phosphate rocks and glauconite as alternative sources of fertilizer in Argentina
title_full	Direct application of phosphate rocks and glauconite as alternative sources of fertilizer in Argentina
title_fullStr	Direct application of phosphate rocks and glauconite as alternative sources of fertilizer in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed	Direct application of phosphate rocks and glauconite as alternative sources of fertilizer in Argentina
title_sort	direct application of phosphate rocks and glauconite as alternative sources of fertilizer in argentina
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Direct application of phosphate rocks and glauconite as alternative sources of fertilizer in Argentina

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