Humate Benefits

Mesa Verde Humates

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Mesa Verde Humates are from the Fruitland Formation in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico. Leonardite (composed of humates) is associated with coals and lignites and is an oxidized form of lignite. These deposits were formed in fresh-water swamps during the Cretaceous Period, approximately 70-80 million years ago, when a large inland sea covered most of the North American continent.

Heavy vegetation in the swamps built thick layers of peat which were rich in humus (see details below). This rich accumulation of organic matter was converted to coals, lignites and humates through millions of years of elevated temperatures and pressures associated with deep burial.