Durango Urban Agriculture : Azomite

AZOMITE, is an acronym for A to Z Of Minerals Including Trace Elements.

The name was first coined in 1942 by a prospector Rollin J. Anderson. Anderson had the ore analyzed and found over 70 elements in the ore.

What we think happened is,

"An estimated thirty million years ago, the intense pressure from volcanic gasses created by bubbling magna caused the side of a mountain to rupture. A thick cloud of ash spewed out of the blowhole for days and formed a thick bed of highly mineralized volcanic ash. Saturated by rains, the volcanic ash and mineral dust bound together naturally to create a hard rock formation encapsulating the minerals. As the rains continued, the mineral reserve became a seabed. The seas receded and intense tectonic activity followed, forcing the earth’s crust to facture and heave; lifting the previously level rock bed into a hill formation geologists refer to as a "hogback" – rich with minerals."

Anderson retired in 1988, turning the company over to Peak Minerals owned by Mr. Wes Emerson who was a family friend. In 2011 Wes Emerson merged the two companies Peak Minerals with Azomite, becoming AZOMITE Mineral Products, Inc. Now Azomite is distributed worldwide and everyone can have access to this product.