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Uses
Agricola Dolomitic Magnesite is used to raise the pH of acidic soils and to add magnesium where there is a magnesium deficiency. When used as a supplement in grain diets of beef and dairy cattle Agricola Superfine Dolomitic Magnesite can help buffer the lactic acid produced. In addition it is a safe, effective and economical source of magnesium that can replace magnesium oxide (a caustic chemical) in stock feed.
Specifications
CaCO3 |
22.6 % (Ca as CaCO3 9%) |
MgCO3 |
66.5 % (Mg as MgCO3 18.6%) |
Al2O3 |
0.3 % |
Fe2O3 |
0.3 % |
NaCl |
1.5 % |
SiO2 |
4.4 % |
Neutralising Value |
102 |
Moisture content |
variable around 7% |
Average particle size |
0.8 microns (0.0008mm) |
Assays of stockpile samples are by ALS Laboratories, Brisbane. Particle size measurement is by ECC International, Ballarat, 1996
Stockpile locations
Lake Hawdon, 15km east of Robe, South Australia;
Meningie, South Australia.
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