Apatite (Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F) is a key part of the phosphorus cycle. It is widespread but uncommon in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Apatite is a family of minerals centered around fluorapatite, or calcium phosphate with a bit of fluorine, with the formula Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F. Other members of the apatite group have chlorine or hydroxyl that take the place of the fluorine; silicon, arsenic or vanadium replace the phosphorus (and carbonate replace the phosphate group); and strontium, lead, and other ...
ChatPhosphorus content of multivitamin/mineral (MVM) supplements varies; a US national survey found that MVM supplements contributed an average of 108 mg to daily phosphorus intake . Sodium phosphate and potassium phosphate salts are used for the treatment of hypophosphatemia that occurs in hereditary disorders of phosphate wasting, and their use ...
ChatPhosphate mineral, any of a group of naturally occurring inorganic salts of phosphoric acid. Phosphates can be grouped as: primary phosphates that have crystallized from a liquid; secondary phosphates formed by the alteration of primary phosphates; and rock phosphates formed from phosphorous-bearing organic material.
ChatValid Minerals listed with element and Phosphorus % of P minerals Relative to % in all minerals; Oxygen: 1827 minerals with P and O: 97.65%: 26.86% higher: Hydrogen: 1438 minerals with P and H: 76.86%: 43.17% higher: Iron: 661 minerals with P and Fe: 35.33%: 67.70% higher: Calcium: 583 minerals with P and Ca: 31.16%: 32.68% higher: Aluminium: 531 minerals with P and Al: 28.38%
ChatMicroorganisms release nutrients from minerals. However, this process is not yet well understood despite its importance for soil fertility. The aim of this study was to determine which factors control microbial phosphorus (P) and silicon (Si) release from apatite and weathered rock, and to analyze which microbial-mediated processes cause P and Si solubilization.
ChatApatite is the main source of phosphorus. Phosphorus was previously extracted from crystalline Apatite, but nowadays is extracted from enormous deposits of Apatite-rich rock. Apatite is essential in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers, and is very important in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
ChatApatite is the most abundant phosphate mineral which include more than 95% of al phosphorus in the Earth´s crust. The seventh chapter of this book provides brief description of sedimentary and igneous phosphate rocks and introduces basic ideas for characterization and classification of phosphate rocks. The chapter continues with description of biogenic apatites, description of phosphate rocks ...
ChatInsufficient phosphorus in the soil can result in a decreased crop yield. The phosphorus cycle. Phosphorus moves in a cycle through rocks, water, soil and sediments and organisms. Here are the key steps of the phosphorus cycle. Over time, rain and weathering cause rocks to release phosphate ions and other minerals.
ChatPhosphorus is a ubiquitous although minor component of most igneous and metamorphic rocks. Under the normal oxidative conditions of the Earths crust and upper mantle, phosphorus is present as phosphates, and Koritnig (1978) lists over 200 phosphate minerals. Nonetheless, in common igneous and metamorphic rocks phosphate mineral diversity is extremely and is dominated by the occurrence of apatite.
ChatPhosphate rock (phosphorite or rock phosphate) contains 1520% phosphate bearing minerals. The phosphorus is present as fluorapatiteCa 5 (PO 4) 3 For as hydroxyapatite (apatite)Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 OH. Another source is dissolved phosphate minerals from igneous and metamorphic rocks.
ChatThe term phosphate rock (or phosphorite) is used to denote any rock with high phosphorus content. The largest and least expensive source of phosphorus is obtained by mining and concentrating phosphate rock from the numerous phosphate deposits of the world. Some phosphate rock is used to make calcium phosphate nutritional supplements for animals.
ChatPHOSPHATE ROCK. (Data in thousand metric tons unless otherwise noted) Domestic Production and Use: In 2019, phosphate rock ore was mined by five firms at 10 mines in four States and processed into an estimated 23 million tons of marketable product, valued at $1.6 billion, free on board (f.o.b.) mine. Florida and North Carolina accounted for more than 75% of total domestic output; the remainder was produced in Idaho and Utah.
ChatMineral compounds of phosphorus usually contain aluminum, iron, manganese and calcium. In acidic soils phosphorus tends to react with aluminum, iron and manganese, while in alkaline soils the dominant fixation is with calcium. The optimal pH range for maximum phosphorus availability is 6.0-7.0.
ChatAlthough P in soil primary minerals is essentially an ecosystem component, by convention we will specify that elements in the rocks are input to the ecosystem upon release from primary minerals. Hence, soil P in secondary minerals and organic forms is considered recycling P whereas that weathered from primary minerals is an ecosystem input.
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