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the unassuming gray rock that quietly powers every phone, laptop, and Tesla on Earth
means Spodumene is a lithium-aluminum silicate mineral, often dull gray or greenish, that ranks among the most important ores mined for lithium.
from From the Greek 'spodoumenos,' meaning 'burnt to ashes' (from 'spodos,' ashes) — a nod to the ash-gray color of the common variety. The name was coined in the late 18th century, when the mineral was first described; its lithium and its tech-world stardom came much later.
- lithium source
- World's top hard-rock lithium ore for batteries
- color shift
- Gem varieties kunzite and hiddenite are pink and green
- giant crystals
- Single crystals grow over 40 feet long
- name origin
- Greek for ash, due to its grayness
- fades fast
- Kunzite's pink color bleaches in sunlight
kunming lithium mine — world's largest spodumene producer in yunnan, china, supplying ~30% of global lithium
greenbushes mine — australia's major spodumene source in western australia, operated by talison lithium
rock creek project — montana spodumene deposit discovered by lithium americas, planned north american producer