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UGS Spodumene

Lithium Feldspar, Spodumene Concentrate

Chemistry MgO 0.200 MnO 0.200 Fe2O3 0.400 SiO2 68.000 Al2O3 22.000 TiO2 0.200 P2O5 0.300 Na2O 1.000 K2O 1.000 Li2O 6.100 CaO 0.400

Volatiles H2O 0.300

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
  -5600 +4000 microns: 2%
  -4000 +2000: 14%
  -2000 +1000: 19
  -1000: 65
• Melting Point (MP): 1420C
• Hardness (Moh): 6-5-7
• Specific Gravity: 3.2
• Sieve Analysis Dry
  -5600 +4000 microns: 2%
  -4000 +2000: 14%
  -2000 +1000: 19
  -1000: 65

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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