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New Data on Lithium Isotopic Geochemistry of the No. X03 Lithium Vein in the Jiajika Super‐Large Lithium Deposit, Sichuan, China
Author(s) -
LIU Lijun,
WANG Denghong,
HOU Jianglong,
ZHAO Yue,
ZHANG Yujie
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta geologica sinica ‐ english edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1755-6724
pISSN - 1000-9515
DOI - 10.1111/1755-6724.14312
Subject(s) - metallogeny , beijing , china , christian ministry , resource (disambiguation) , geology , geochemistry , geography , political science , archaeology , computer science , law , computer network , pyrite , sphalerite
The No. X03 lithium pegmatite vein in the Jiajika lithium deposit in western Sichuan is a newly discovered super-large vein which contains an identified reserves of 643, 100 tons Li2O. Lithium has two stable isotopes (Li and Li), and Li is a key raw material for nuclear fusion. Significant fractionation of lithium isotopes is almost nonexistent during partial melting, crystallization differentiation and metamorphism, and lithium isotopes are thus often used as a tracer in geological studies of source areas and subduction zones. In this study, pegmatite engineering samples from the No. X03 vein were systematically determined for the first time. It is helpful to directly understand the distribution characteristics of lithium isotopes in the deposit and the source of pegmatite.