Classification and Characteristics of Natural Lithium Resources

被引：174

作者：

Bowell, Robert J. ^{[1
]}

Lagos, Laura ^{[2
]}

de los Hoyos, Camilo R. ^{[3
]}

Declercq, Julien ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] SRK Consulting UK Ltd, Cardiff, S Glam, Wales

[2] SRK Consulting Chile SpA, Santiago, Chile

[3] SRK Consulting Argentina SA, Mendoza, Chile

来源：

ELEMENTS | 2020年 / 16卷 / 04期

关键词：

pegmatites; clays; tuffs; brines; geothermal; BRINE;

D O I：

10.2138/gselements.16.4.259

中图分类号：

P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];

学科分类号：

0708 ; 070902 ;

摘要：

There are three broad types of economic lithium deposit: 1) peralkaline and peraluminous pegmatite deposits and their associated metasomatic rocks; 2) Li-rich hectorite clays derived from volcanic deposits; 3) salar evaporites and geothermal deposits. Spodumene-bearing pegmatites are the most important and easily exploitable Li deposits, typically containing 0.5 Mt Li. Salar deposits hold the largest Li reserves, can reach up to 7 Mt Li, but are more difficult to exploit. Allowing for recycling, the current predicted demand up to the year 2100 is 20 Mt Li; world resources are currently estimated at more than 62 Mt Li. Thus, abundant resources exist, and no long-term shortage is predicted.

引用

页码：259 / 264

页数：6

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