The reactivity of Tanzanian Minjingu phosphate rock can be assessed from the chemical and mineralogical composition

Geoderma

Volumn 147, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 172-177

  Szilas, C ^a   Koch, C Bender ^a   Msolla, M M ^b   Borggaard, O K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Apatite; Collophane; Direct application; Francolite; Guano; Phosphate reactivity

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FLUORINE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; PHOSPHORUS; POWDERS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STRONTIUM; TERNARY SYSTEMS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

APATITE; COLLOPHANE; DIRECT APPLICATION; FRANCOLITE; GUANO; PHOSPHATE REACTIVITY;

CHEMICAL REACTIVITY;

APATITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL PROPERTY; FRANCOLITE; MINERALOGY; PHOSPHATE ROCK; SOLUBILITY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 53249097264     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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