Know the benefits of phosphate

Roca fosfórica es un término general utilizado para describir conjuntos minerales naturales de composición variable que tienen una alta concentración de minerales de fosfato. La mayoría de los minerales de la roca fosfórica pertenecen al grupo de la apatita.

BIFOX’s phosphate rock is a natural product that is extracted from the mine, and then undergoes a series of mechanical operations, including screening, crushing and grinding to achieve the desired particle size to improve reactivity in soil. There are no chemical transformation processes or any additives incorporated to the final product. 

¿Cuáles son los principales tipos de roca fosfórica?

In nature there are two types of phosphate rock, igneous and sedimentary. Over 90% of total phosphate rock resources are sedimentary. Marine sedimentary phosphates are made up of a wide variety of phosphate particles, or “phosclasts”, which can be divided into skeletal grains (bioclasts, shark teeth, and bone fragments) and non-skeletal grains (peloids, coprolites, aggregates, or composite grains). These phosphate particles coexist with other non-phosphatic phases such as quartz, calcite, dolomite, and clay minerals.

¿Cuáles son los principales usos de la roca fosfórica?

La roca fosfórica es la principal materia prima de los fertilizantes fosfatados. Otros usos son los productos para alimentación animal y bebidas.