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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Rockdust Revisited
  • Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 14:20:07 -0500

Keith Johnson wrote:

Right, Larry, I've used a number of sources for dusts and fines including a quarry in the northwest that produced a super-fine material that worked very fast. Even the coarser material is effective but takes a little longer for results to show up. I urge those interested to ask for details from each particular regional quarry as they are required to have their material tested for heavy metals and should be able to provide a detailed assay of mineral components.

Go for the highest mesh fines you can get ---> 200 mesh for starters
screenings will take forever to provide plant-available micronutrients

They all have a printed MSDS sheet t hand out to customers (materials safety data sheet)

Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:

Pure environmentally clean finely ground rock dusts can be had free for the hauling from nearly all rock quarrries - this material is nearly as valuable as rock phosphate and greensand and adds significantly to the flavor and nutritional quality of crops.









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