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[Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>]

Remineralize the Earth | Publications
http://remineralize.org/publications/

So far eight pages of ten publications each at this site!
What a resource.

Here's one about using siltation pond fines from local rock quarries, I put
hundreds of tons of four kinds of rock dust on my 6 acres permaculture
farm. It works. I see that every day.

The Potential of Remineralization with Rock Mineral Fines to Transform
Agriculture, Forests, Sustainable Biofuels Production, Sequester Carbon,
and Stabilize the Climate

http://remineralize.org/rem_publications/the-potential-of-remineralization-with-rock-mineral-fines-to-transform-agriculture-forests-sustainable-biofuels-production-sequester-carbon-and-stabilize-the-climate/
Research Area: Agriculture, Climate Change
Type of Publication: Unpublished Article
Authors: Dan Kittredge; Joanna Campe; Lee Klinger
Year: 2012
Language: English

Soil Remineralization (SR) creates fertile soils by returning the minerals
to the soil, much the same way the Earth does: by weathering of minerals
from rocks. Normally this is a slow chemical process, limited by the
surface area of the rock exposed to water and CO2. During Ice Ages,
glaciers crush rocks in their path, producing a fine rock “flour” that is
carried by water and ice to form deposits at the end of the glacier called
moraines. After Ice Ages end, winds blow the dust, called “loess” all over
the globe. Loess soils, most abundant in China, Eastern Europe, and North
America are the foundation of the highly productive agriculture of those
regions.

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ACTION OF MICROORGANISMS IN BASALT POWDER

http://remineralize.org/rem_publications/action-of-microorganisms-in-basalt-powder/
Research Area: Agrogeology
Type of Publication: Conference Proceedings
Authors: Antonio Carlos de Azevedo; Lucas Dressano Pereira da Silva; Raul
A. Filho
Year: 2013
Language: English

Stonemeal is the application of crushed rocks in the soil. The
objective of this work was to observe the action of microorganisms
(inoculated and native) on the mineralization of basalt rock dust and to
measure the elements released into the soil. This assessment was done
by comparing decomposing particles of basalt powder applied to humic
A horizon of a soil derived from granite. The basalt powder was
collected at Cavinatto quarry, situated in Limeira-SP (Brazil). The
experiment is being conducted in vitro, in isolated plastic containers
with the following treatments: 1) soil; 2) sterilized soil; 3) soil without
sterilization and with addition of inoculated microorganisms; 4) same as
the first treatment plus basalt powder; 5) same as the second treatment
plus basalt powder and 6) same as the third treatment plus basalt
powder. The basalt powder was applied in a single dose of 4t/ha. The
experimental units are maintained with 60% field capacity, and leached
every 30 days. The leachate is collected and the elements Zn, Fe, Ca,
Mg and K are determined. The results suggest that the treatments with
basalt powder present greater release of most of the above mentioned
nutrients. The treatments that have the inoculated microorganisms show
greater nutrient solubilization when compared to either the sterile soil
or to the treatment containing soil and native microbiota only. Thus,
partial results indicate a tendency of nutrient levels to increase in
solutions that contain basalt powder since the addition of inoculated
microorganisms appears to stimulate this release. These results suggest
that the combined use of rock dusts and microorganisms has the potential
for commercial use in agricultural production systems.
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