We recommend our fulvic "Wuginsan" from Hawaii as
best source of Humic substances/fulvic/collodial minerals for
supplementation and cleansing.
THOSE HUMIC SEA MINERALS
by Robert H. Faust published in ACRES U.S.A. 1986
Humic sea-mineral was discovered around the turn of the century
near the town of Panaca, Nevada on what was once the coastal area
of a giant inland sea that existed millions of years ago. The
Great Salt Lake is a remnant of this sea. Mule skinners working
for the railroad discovered one of their mules missing. They located
it at the deposit eating the mineral.
'The mineral has been mislabeled montmorillonite, a common clay
found throughout the region. It is actually a humic substance
comprised of interbedded lake silt with high humus lignitic silts.
The strata averages I inch to 4 inches thick. The organic matter
is very fibrous and the pattern of kelp-like vegetation can be
seen. The material tests out around 38% humus, along with high
levels of potassium and iron. The material is found to a maximum
height of 75 to 100 feet from the valley and is exposed due to
an uplift. The area was once a vast inshore swamp and marsh abounding
in the massive fern-like plants common in that period. At one
time, giant
reptiles roamed the warm swamps. These animals were large yet
had very small mouths. It is calculated that feeding on vegetation
available in todays swamps they would not be able to sustain themselves
even if they ate constantly. Therefore the food of the dinosaurs
had to be of a food value unknown today. This once ultra-rich
vegetation helped form what we call Soil-Min, a super concentrated
compost layer many feet thick that was compressed into a layer
only inches thick over millions of years. The swamps of this area
had high levels of nutrients raining down from the volcanoes of
central Utah. Later in geologic history the climate dried, and
with it the swamps. During this time hundreds of feet of sediments
built up. Later, as faulting occurred, the strata was inundated
with geothermal fluids that mineralized the humus, then it was
acted upon by unknown but beneficial fungi and bacteria. Cultures
from the dry mineral were sent to the Communicable Disease Center
in Atlanta, Georgia in 1978. The organism could not be identified,
but it was non-pathogenic when tested.
The mined product called Soil-Min contains about 38% humus, 17%
soluble silica, 5% potash, and 9% calcium. It contains nearly
all trace elements.
A new theory first advanced by Dr. Graham Cairns-Smith of the
University of Glasgow proposes that clay may hold the key to evolution,
since it has several properties that would be needed to generate
life. The two most important properties are the ability to store
and. transfer energy. Clays have the ability to process inorganic
raw materials into the more complex molecules from which the first
life arose some four billion years ago. The clay crystals create
the conditions by which it traps and holds energy for thousands
of years. Research done in Germany by Armin Weiss of the University
of Munich shows that clay can act as a catalyst in chemical reactions
and may be capable of self-replication. Weiss reported in experiments
he conducted that he observed reproduction of clay crystals from
a parent clay to several generations of daughter clays. This finding
adds evidence to the theories of Dr. Wilhelm Reich on "orgone
energy." Reich said that "orgone" or cosmic energy
when contained and directed at inorganic, sterile clay led to
formation of "bions" which were a type of transitional
organism between mineral and animal. The bions with continued
exposure became a type of microorganism capable of reproduction.
These theories were never accepted by the scientific community
even though they were demonstrated experimentally to such high
priests of science as Albert Einstein. As time goes on, more and
more of Reich's theories will be likely accepted.
DO CLAYS REPRODUCE?
Clays "form" over rock, usually mineral rich rocks like
granite. Anyone who has worked with soils has observed clays overlaying
hard rock. Clay is more plastic near the rock surface and more
granular near the soil surface. It has been said that rock "decomposes
into clay," but I have never heard how very hard granite
deep in airless, cold and sterile soil could decompose. Perhaps
the new theories indicate that the clays actually reproduce, somehow
using energy to feed off the "parent" rock. This underlying
rock is called "parent material" by geologists. Perhaps
by combining ancient humic clays with mineral soils, the clays
"feed" on the minerals, producing daughter clays and
"build the soils." Perhaps "orgone" energy
is the energy source and perhaps some of the energy devices now
used in agriculture somehow intensify this energy and stimulate
this soil building process. Soil rich in organic matter can also
build soil. Reich's "orgone" theory says that organic
matter attracts and holds it. The orgone is then the energy source
for microbial synthesis in the soil.
How can life come from energy and dead minerals? Deep sea exploration
has proved that a whole food chain is supported near deep sea
geothermal vents. This complex food chain is supported by a chemo-synthetic
organism which derives its energy solely from sulfur. Perhaps
this chemosynthesis is stimulated or energized by orgone energy
which is also attracted and concentrated in water. Tube worms
and strange fish live in water so deep that light has never reached
there. The only energy is the heat from the geothermal water and
sulfur compounds. There are also clay minerals in the water an
perhaps on the sea bottom around the vents. So maybe life did
spring from minerals and the energy of life is "orgone."
l feel that the process that led to a deep sea food chain which
includes six foot tube worms also is responsible for soil formation
from dead minerals.
MODERN PRODUCTS
The benefits of the end product to agriculture are many. In general,
when the material is fed to animals (including man) the digestion
of food is increased and the absorption of food nutrients is increased.
In plants, increased levels of trace minerals are noted. The humic
acids and silica in what we now call Soil-Min can increase phosphate
uptake. Silica can increase resistance to both insects and disease.
DR. DIKKER'S RESEARCH
Melchior Dikkers, Ph.D., a distinguished biochemist and mineral
authority, wrote in his book The Trace Mineral Story that the
mineral deposit was brought to his attention in 1931 when he was
professor of bio and organic chemistry at Loyola University. Dr.
Dikkers wrote that "The properties (of the deposit) were
so amazing and unique that I became deeply involved in a research
program that was to take me into many years of painstaking analysis
and findings." Dr. Dikkers contended that deficiency disease
comes about not only because of the insufficiency of a certain
element, but also "As the result of an imbalance or disequilibrium
between various mineral elements." He found that only a deposit
such as the one in Nevada provided the needed proper balance of
minerals and trace elements.
Nutra-Min is the feed supplementation form of the mineral for
ruminants and non-ruminants, and for fish as well. It has proved
to be both economical as well as useful as a feed supplement.
Soil-Min as a fertilizer and soil conditioner has many benefits.
It can be used preplant, side-dressed or with the seed at planting.
Many people have discovered or learned about the benefits of this
geologically formed product in the many years since Dr. Dikkers
did his work in 1931. The lesson is clear that trace minerals
in an organic form (humic acids) are much more available and useful
as trace element and major mineral nutrition sources. The principle
of balance and new knowledge about the interactions of trace minerals
again reinforces the concept of using a natural humic product
with natural balance built in.
HUMIC ACIDS
Humic acids or humus can be defined as the end product of the
decomposition of organic matter by aerobic organisms. Humic acids
serve many complex purposes in the soil. Humic substances are
a colloid and coat soil particles, acting as a cushion and an
interface between the dead mineral of the soil and the living
plant root. Without this coating the soil can become a gummy mass.
With it, the soil becomes friable and granular in structure. These
humic substances possess a high cation exchange capacity, which
means that it helps hold the essential cation elements ammonium,
potassium, calcium, et cetera. In the absence of the clay or humic
colloid, the cations are either lost by fixation or leaching,
and thereby they are lost to the plant root. Humic substances
are very complex and are different depending on conditions and
minerals available. Due to an inundation of geothermal fluids
into this bed of humus, this product is unique, as it has high
levels of attached cations, such as nearly 5% potassium.
In addition to the cations, the deposit contains very high levels
of trace minerals in an organic form. That may be one of the keys
to its beneficial properties. Plants and animals can absorb these
elements readily in this humic form because it has already been
assimilated and chelated by the microorganism which utilized parent
organic matter eons ago. Trace elements are required in only minute
amounts in this form. I know of no other natural product that
has this mineral-organic makeup. That is what makes the bio-mineral
fertilizer and feed supplement so unique.
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