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Some Common <strong>Potassium</strong>-Containing Minerals Mineral Composition K 2O content (approx %) Chlorides: Sylvinite KCl�NaCl 28 Sylvite KCl 63 Carnalite KCl�MgCl 2�6H 2O 17 Kainite 4KCl�4MgSO 4�11H 2O 18 Sulfates: Polyhalite K 2SO 4�2MgSO 4�2CaSO 4�2H 2O 15 Langbeinite K 2SO 4�2MgSO 4 22 Schoenite K 2SO 4�MgSO 4�4H 2O 23 Nitrates: Niter KNO 3 46
Potash Is Obtained By: • Shaft mining • Solution mining • Evaporation of brines Most potash deposits are too deep underground for surface mining Water bodies such as the Dead Sea <strong>and</strong> the Great Salt Lake
Page 1 and 2: Potassium Fertilizer Production and
Page 3 and 4: Potassium Is Essential for Plants
Page 5 and 6: The History of Potash Element symbo
Page 7: Where Does Potash Come From? All co
Page 11 and 12: Conventional Shaft Mining Vertical
Page 19 and 20: to processing Potash Deposit Hoist
Page 21 and 22: Scrubbing and Desliming (Wet Separa
Page 23 and 24: Flotation Potassium-containing mine
Page 25 and 26: Final Steps: Dewatering and Sizing
Page 27 and 28: Crystallization The process to make
Page 29 and 30: Solution Mining Used when potash de
Page 31 and 32: Potash Production Also Occurs from
Page 33 and 34: Storage
Page 35: 2009 Global Potash Use, % Other Asi
Page 38 and 39: Potassium Sulfate (Sulfate of Potas
Page 40 and 41: Potassium Nitrate (Nitrate of Potas
Page 42 and 43: Environmental Concerns with Potash
Page 44 and 45: High Yielding Crops Remove Large Am
Page 46 and 47: Potash Application through Irrigati
Page 48 and 49: Additional information on plant nut

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