Lithium – important minerals, deposits, mining and use of lithium

lithium

Lithium minerals are naturally occurring compounds that contain economically significant concentrations lithium in various forms, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride. The most common lithium minerals include: Lithium Minerals It has been studied those concentrations exceeding 0.5% are feasible to extract lithium. Lithium deposits Lithium deposits are natural concentrations of lithium in rocks, … Read more

Actinolite Mineral

actinolite mineral

Actinolite (ac-tin’-o-lite) is a bright-green or grayish-green monoclinic silicate mineral of the amphibole group: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5 Si8O22(OH)2. It may contain manganese. Actinolite is a variety of asbestos, occurring in long, slender, needlelike crystals and also in fibrous, radiated, or columnar forms in metamorphic rocks (such as schists) and in altered igneous rocks. Actinolite was named by … Read more