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potassic

[pə′tas·ik]

(petrology)

Referring to a rock which contains a significant amount of potassium.

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Chalcopyrite mineralization hosted in a potassic, hematite, and carbonate altered porphyritic syenite found at outcrop on 'Rock Island I'; a new showing ~700m NE of Burgundy Ridge and ~500m NW of Telena.

Crystal Lake Mining Provides an Extensive Exploration Update on the Newmont Lake Project - Golden Triangle

Chalcopyrite mineralization hosted in a potassic, hematite, and carbonate altered porphyritic syenite found at outcrop on "Rock Island I"; a new showing ~700m NE of Burgundy Ridge and ~500m NW of Telena.

Crystal Lake Mining Provides an Extensive Exploration Update on the Newmont Lake Project - Golden Triangle, Eskay Camp, Outlining 2 Major Target Areas for High-Grade Gold, Silver and Copper Systems

The study, titled "Potassic, high-silica Hadean crust," was published June 4 in the (http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/05/30/1720880115) journal PNAS.

Earth Might Have Been Habitable Much Earlier Than Thought

The government has also approved to reduce sales tax on rock phosphate (part of Potassic fertilizer) from 17 to 10 percent.

Govt concedes snowballing public debt

The outlay on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers under the Nutrient Based Subsidy Scheme has been increased to Rs25,090.35 crore in the next fiscal, up from Rs22,251.8 crore in the current year.

Budget proposes 15 percent more subsidies on food, fuel, fertilisers

Lai have studied fluid inclusions in quartz as well as the oxygen isotopic signature of the quartz from samples associated with early potassic alteration, synmineralization sericite-chlorite alteration, and postmineralization from the Haisugou porphyry Mo deposit, northern Xilamulun district, northeastern China.

Fluids, Metals, and Mineral/Ore Deposits

Similarly, to promote balanced use of fertilizers, India is giving 70% subsidy on urea, 50% on phosphate fertilizers and 50% on potassic fertilizers.

Agriculture and Horticulture - Need to address issues facing fertilizer manufacturers

7b) over potassic formations within the concession are likely to be characterized with highly leached soils.

Hydrothermal zones detection using airborne magnetic and gamma ray spectrometric data of mafic/ultramafic rocks at Gabal El-Rubshi area, Central Eastern Desert (CED), Egypt

Poor education and lack of awareness about the balanced fertilization is one of reasons for low potassic fertilizers use among growers.

Potash Use for Sustainable Crop Production in Pakistan: A Review

In addition, there are 21 grades of phosphatic and potassic fertilisers with different subsidy rates.

A poor fix

Petrogenesis of Cenozoic potassic volcanic rocks in Nangqian Basin.

Organic geochemistry of the Paleocene-Eocene oil shales of the Gongjue formation, Nangqian Basin, East-Central Tibetan Plateau

Similarly, economic subsidy on phosphatic fertilisers is obtained by multiplying the difference between farmgate cost of imported P and its domestic price, with the consumption of P and finally, economic subsidy on potassic fertilisers is derived by multiplying the difference between farmgate cost of imported K and its domestic price, with the consumption of K.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOCUS ON DEBT-RIDDEN FARMERS' PROBLEMS AT GRASS ROOT LEVEL: PROSPECTS FOR RURAL POVERTY ALLEVIATION THROUGH VILLAGE ADOPTION SCHEME : METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH