Sources Of Nutrients Flashcards
1
Q
Chlorine
A
Limestone and apatite
2
Q
Chlorine
A
Feldspars
Halite
3
Q
Potassium
A
Orthoclase
Mica and microcline
4
Q
Phosphorus
A
Apatite
Rain, ash and runoff
5
Q
Sulphur
A
Sulphate rfm like gypsum
6
Q
Magnesium
A
Horneblende
Biotite
Olivine
Basically, the ferro magnesium rfm
7
Q
Iron
A
Pyroxene
Oxide rfm
8
Q
Nitrogen
A
Atmosphere
Taken in by plants as ammonium or nitrate
9
Q
Oxygen
A
Atmosphere
Also, it’s the most common element in the earths crust
10
Q
Hydrogen
A
Atmosphere
11
Q
Carbon
A
Atmosphere
12
Q
Manganese
A
Who knows, but there’s lots of it in wood and foliage.
13
Q
Boron
A
Kernite
Carbonate rocks
Borax deposits