Chunk of Pegmatite (IMAGE)

Duke University

Chunk of Pegmatite

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An example of the granite-like rock called Pegmatite, from which lithium is recovered after mining. The lithium at Kings Mountain primarily exists in pegmatite, bound to a green-tinged mineral called spodumene.

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Gordon Williams/Duke NSOE

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