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SC 1.2 Spodumene

Lithium Feldspar, Spodumene Concentrate

Chemistry MnO 0.020 Fe2O3 0.070 SiO2 64.500 Al2O3 26.500 TiO2 0.010 P2O5 0.170 Na2O 0.150 CaO 0.050 Li2O 7.600 K2O 0.080

Volatiles LOI 0.200

Links to Other Materials

• Spodumene Concentrate -
• Spodumene -
• Australian Spodumene - Parent
• Cache

Miscellaneous

• Family: Feldspar
• Region: None
• Mined At: Unspecified
• Raw Mineral: No
• Generic: No

Data

• Melting Point (MP): 1420C
• Hardness (Moh): 6-5-7
• Specific Gravity: 3.2
• Sieve Analysis Dry
  Tyler 65 mesh: 2%
  200 mesh: 62%
• Melting Point (MP): 1420C
• Hardness (Moh): 6-5-7
• Specific Gravity: 3.2
• Sieve Analysis Dry
  Tyler 65 mesh: 2%
  200 mesh: 62%

URLs

• Description of material - http://www.amalgamet.com/Products/minerals.htm

Suppliers

• Sons of Gwalia Ltd
  

Authors

• Tony Hansen (Owner)

XML

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<family name="Feldspar"/>
</families>
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="0.050" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Li2O" name="Lithium Oxide, Lithia" status="U" percent="7.600" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="" percent="0.080" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="U" percent="0.150" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="P2O5" name="Phosphorus Pentoxide" status="" percent="0.170" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="TiO2" name="Titanium Dioxide, Titania" status="" percent="0.010" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="26.500" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="64.500" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="U" percent="0.070" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MnO" name="Manganous Oxide" status="" percent="0.020" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
<volatiles>
<volatile symbol="" name="" percent="0.200" tolerance=""/>
</volatiles>
<references>
<reference name="seealso" reason=""/>
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</references>
<suppliers>
<supplier name="Sons of Gwalia Ltd" country="AU" url="http://www.spodumene.com" label=""/>
</suppliers>
<testdata>
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<testitem testname="3" value="6-5-7"/>
<testitem testname="3" value="3.2"/>
<testitem testname="3" value="Tyler 65 mesh: 2%
200 mesh: 62%"/>
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<testitem testname="3" value="3.2"/>
<testitem testname="3" value="Tyler 65 mesh: 2%
200 mesh: 62%"/>
</testdata>
</material>

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