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greensand::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sandstone |
Examples of greensand
greensand
Glauconite is also called greensand, or Jersey greensand if that's where it was mined.
From the courier-journal.com
The practical value of his article on greensand caught the eye of the Virginia legislature.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The ridges and valleys formed when the exposed clay eroded faster than the exposed chalk, greensand, or sandstone.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Dramatic greensand cliffs and tumbling landslips descend to a wild rocky shore, with St Catherine's Lighthouse perched on the edge.
From the telegraph.co.uk
If soil tests show nutrients are out of balance, bolster with organic soil amendments such as worm castings, greensand and bone meal.
From the tennessean.com
There are limited areas of fertile greensand which can be used for intensive vegetable growing, as in the valley of the Western Rother.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I fill planters with a mix of one-third garden soil, one-third peat moss and one-third mature compost, plus a dash of lime, greensand and rock phosphate.
From the washingtonpost.com
An additional 30 percent of the soil mix should be a blend of rock minerals that contains equal amounts of lava sand, greensand, expanded shale, decomposed granite and zeolite.
From the dallasnews.com
It basically requires aerating the root zone and applying compost and other organic amendments such as lava sand, greensand, cornmeal, molasses, zeolite and a fertilizer.
From the dallasnews.com
- An olive-green sandstone containing glauconite
- A natural mineral, primarily composed of complex silicates, which possesses ion exchange properties.
- A natural mineral, primarily composed of complex silicates, which can be coated with manganese oxide to form a catalytic absorptive surface. This surface is used to attract ferrous iron and manganese as well as to adsorb dissolved oxygen which is used to oxidize iron, manganese or hydrogen sulfide.
- A ground rock material that contains potassium and trace elements.
- An organic source of potassium. About 7% potash plus 32 trace elements.
- A sediment composed of grains of glauconite mingled with clay or sand used as an organic fertilizer. It contains about twenty-two trace minerals including potash, silica, iron oxide, magnesia, lime, and phosphoric acid. Mined in Florida, once the ocean floor. Roses and tomatoes love it. ...
