Spodumene: Used as a lithium source mineral and as a gemstone
Spodumene is a pyroxene mineral that is typically found in lithium-rich pegmatites. It is usually associated with other lithium minerals such as lepidolite, eucryptite, and petalite. Spodumene has a chemical composition of LiAlSi 2 O 6 but small amounts of sodium sometimes substitute for lithium. Throughout most of the 20th century, spodumene ...
Spodumene | Mineral Properties, Varieties, Uses, Occurrence
Kunzite-Nouristan. Spodumene. Spodumene is a pyroxene member of inosilicate mineral with chemical formula is LiAl (SiO3)2, lithium aluminium. It can also be pink, lilac, or green. Crystals are prismatic, flattened, and typically striated along their length. Gem varieties of the mineral usually exhibit strong pleochroism.