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1. Agriculture:
- Plant Fertilizer:
- Manganese carbonate is used as an additive to plant fertilizers to address manganese deficiencies in crops.
- Soil Amendment:
- It can also be used as a soil amendment to improve manganese availability for plants.
2. Industry:
- Ceramics:
- Glaze Colorant: It acts as a glaze colorant in ceramics, producing shades of blue-purple and plum in alkaline glazes, and purple with brown tinges in leaded glazes.
- Flux: Used as a flux in ceramics, aiding in melting and binding materials.
- Concrete Stains: Employed in the production of concrete stains.
- Pigments and Coatings: Used in the production of pigments and coatings.
- Welding Rod Ingredient: A component in welding rods.
- Making Other Manganese Salts and Pharmaceuticals: It is used as a precursor to create other manganese salts and pharmaceuticals.
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