Simple Phosphate World Nuclear Association -
May 16, 2024 — Rock phosphate deposits contain many million tonnes of uranium, which may be extracted as a by-product of making fertilizers Polyphosphate polyphosphate is a salt or ester of polymeric oxyanions formed from tetrahedral PO structural units linked together by sharing oxygen atoms. Polyphosphates can adopt linear or a cyclic structures. In biology, the polyphosphate esters ADP and ATP are involved in energy storage The most common ammonium polyphosphate fertilizers have a N-PO-KO (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) composition of 10-34-0 or 11-37-0. Potassium World Nuclear Association -
May 16, 2024 — The uranium mineralisation is usually carnotite (hydrated potassium uranium vanadium oxide). What does potassium decay into ? Potassium-40 (40K) is a radioactive isotope of potassium which has a long half-life of 1.25 billion years. It makes up about 0.012% (120 ppm) of the total amount of potassium found in nature.
Potassium-40 undergoes three types of radioactive decay. In about 89.28% of events, it decays to calcium-40 (40Ca) with emission of a beta particle (β−, an electron) with a maximum energy of 1.31 MeV and an antineutrino. In about 10.72% of events, it decays to argon-40 (40Ar) by electron capture (EC), with the emission of a neutrino and then a 1.460 MeV gamma ray.[Note 1] The radioactive decay of this particular isotope explains the large abundance of argon (nearly 1%) in the Earth's atmosphere, as well as prevalence of 40Ar over other isotopes. Very rarely (0.001% of events), it decays to 40Ar by emitting a positron (β+) and a neutrino.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium-40
Monphosphates, Polyphosphates, Potassium
= Thorium, Uranium Interesting reading how potassium decays to,
calcium, argon Could elevated argon emissions act the pathfinder for uranium deposits ?
Or.... too latent with radioactive decay ?
Argon price October 2024 and outlook (see chart below).
Europe:US$0.53/KG, US $530 / tonne
I also came across ( sulphur's role ) in polyphosphates ) and uranium.
It too plays a part.
So.... Ivana's wastern drills were dusters ?
Why ?
Could it be..... drills were testing nonredox areas ?
drills testing soft soils not hardrock redox ?
Quick fix ?
Test Laguna Indio Salar.
Seems the hardrock ( dark patches ) on eastern bluffs have the redox.
Redox ( tellow, green, white ) enters Laguna Indio.
If Indio has Uranyls = Uranium
Then... uranium source = dark patches ( hardrock lenses )
Former post, ( while back )
i mentioned how potassium changes to purple..
Many of the SA rocks ( everywhere ) throughout Provinces are,
Green Crystal
Purple
Each of these redox to, lime green, yellow.
Potential Carnotite Uranium.
Take for instance, Chihuidos ranges, bluffs.
Heavy purple sediment lenses ( 150m thick )
Surely these bluffs have seen many eain seasons over millenial.
If purple.... suggests open face potassium bluffs have reacted = changed to purple
If..... no color transitions to.... lime green, yellow would this not suggest uranium
has not precipitated - therefore - non uranium besring ?
Keep in mind - potassium decays to calcium.
Caustic alkai to assist transitioning of, uranium.
Is Argentina similar to Colombia ?
Chaproned exploration ?
lol
I'm hoping Geo's call the shots.
And, Argentine assisted help act the part of, help.
Which segways... prepping samples and - pulps.
Testing the sediments and evaporates of, Laguna Indio
Laguna Tres Picos
Dark Patch sediment lenses
= would reveal lots ( versus simple soft ores of Ivana )
Let's play suppose, suppose eastern bluffs ( visual redox ) fed Indio suppose Indio salar contained uranium sediments and uranyls.
4300m L x 2000m W x 2m deep sediments x 2.5 ore weight
x 0.02% U x 2200 ( pound conversion )
8600 t
x 2200
=
18,920,000 lbs
Like another Ivana
Which begs....could current Ivana been a small salar or apart of,
Laguna Tres ?
If true... Laguna Tres would / could have similar sediments.
Let's go one more....
Laguna Tres and Laguna Indio and current Ivana were all adjoined at one time.
See what i'm seeing ?
Ivana went dry but kept it's carnotite intact. ( secondary deposit )
Suppose Tres and Indio went dry ?
Geo comes along tests dried up salar sediments and.....
same results as.... Ivana.
Only difference ?
Tres and Indio have not dried up.
Question to ponder ?
Was Ivana once apert of Laguna Tres ?
What if Laguna Tres engulfed entire area including Ivana and Indio ?
Would sediment minerology - be same throughout ?
Now factor.... surrounding hardrock lenses ( dark patches in full swing redox )
Hence.... testing eastern redox and dark patches.
Test salars.
Eastern drills in my opinion ( 2 blue straight lines ) missed big time.
Cheers.... 