Wollastonite를 中心으로 한 珪酸質肥料鑛物資源에 關한 硏究

The study on the wollastonite mineral resources for silicious fertilizer

Through the series of study on the above subjects, the following were founded. 1. Soluble silica in paddy top-soil (x ppm) and maxium possible yield (y) is expressed as following equation y=63.97+0.425x-0.00114x² It is known that soluble silica in paddy top-soil in South Korea is limited as 130ppm. 2. Under the present Korean condition 90% of paddy-top-soil is estimated to be short in available silica content and the country average to only 78ppm. 3. The total area of Korean paddy-top-soil is about 1,036,710 ha. All requirements of wollastonite in South Korea estimated from the equation Y=0.94-0.033× are about 2 million M/T 4. Silicates fertilizer minerals are Bentonite, Zeolite, Wollastonite, Serpentine, and Chlorite. But Wollastonite is most economic and can be supplied to using Korea. 5. Wollastonite is formed in contact metomorphic deposits. Limestone is the country rock of wollastonite. Limestone in Korea is in Ryunchcon system, (Pre-cambrian) Okcheon system, (unknown), Great limestone series (paleozoic), Hongjum series (Paleozoic) and Kyungsang system (mesozoic) so that the zones of these limestone and igneous rock are the possible area which wollastonite can be produced. 6. According to the published geologic map (scale 1/5000), about 25 provinces will be possible area which wollastonite can be produced. In future, I believe that many possible area will be increased. 7. According to this survey at Danyang, total wollastonite resources are about 179,000 M/T and average of soluble SiO₂ is 29.84%. 8. According to this survey at Daijeon, total resources are about 57,600 M/T and average of soluble SiO₂ is 21.53%. 9. Total wollastonite resources including Danyang, Yangduk, and Daijeon are about 1,172,200 M/T. Considering possible resources, it will be over 20 million M/T and I can say that it is possible to be supply for a score.