Lithium enrichment in intracontinental rhyolite magmas leads to Li deposits in caldera basins

Autor: Thomas R. Benson, Matthew A. Coble, James J. Rytuba, Gail A. Mahood
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00234-y
Popis: Lithium is increasingly being utilized for modern technology in the form of lithium-ion batteries. Here, using in situ measurements of quartz-hosted melt inclusions, the authors demonstrate that preserved lake sediments within rhyolitic calderas have the potential to host large lithium-rich clay deposits.
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