Mineral Species containing Lithium (Li)

Element Properties, Isotopic Compositions for Lithium

**Lithium (Li) Element Properties**
Atomic Mass	6.941
Atomic Number	3
Name Origins	Greek, lithos = "stone."
Year Discovered	1817
Discovery Credits	Discovered by J. A. Arfvedson at Stockholm, Sweden. Isolated by W. T. Brande 1821.
Remarks	Soft, white, silvery metal. Reacts slowly with oxygen and water. Used in alloys (with Al and Mg), greases, batteries, glass, medicine, and nuclear bombs. Diagnostic tests: In solution, a lithium will give an intense carmine-red flame test color, the color somewhat resembling that of the strontium flame but deeper. In very small quantities it is visible using a diffraction spectroscope. The lithium minerals, which are either silicates or phosphates, do not become alkaline after ignition.
References	Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also	WebElements, ChemiCool

**Naturally Occurring Isotopes**
Symbol	Isotope Mass	Isotope Nuclide Number	Isotope Number	Natural Abundance	Half-life	Half-life Units	Decay Mode	Decay Mode MeV	Decay Mode %
Li	6.015121	6	3	7.5000%		Stable
Li	7.016003	7	3	92.5000%		Stable

Lithium (Li) Minerals sorted by Mineral Name

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**132 Minerals containing Lithium (Li) sorted by Mineral Name**
% Li	Mineral Name	Chemical Formula	MW
0.06 % Li	Rankamaite	(Na,K,Pb,Li)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)30	2,177.26
0.75 % Li	Rossmanite !	[ ]LiAl2Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4	923.75
0.77 % Li	Saliotite	Na0.5Li0.5Al3AlSi3O10(OH)5	452.18
0.01 % Li	Sazhinite-(La) !	Na3La[Si6O15]·2(H2O)	652.93
4.42 % Li	Sicklerite #	Li(Mn++,Fe+++)PO4	157.08
3.43 % Li	Silinaite	NaLiSi2O5·2(H2O)	202.13
2.51 % Li	Simferite	Li(Mg,Fe+++,Mn+++)2(PO4)2	276.67
3.58 % Li	Simmonsite !	Na2LiAlF6	193.89
1.96 % Li	Sodic-ferri-ferropedrizite !	NaLi2(Fe+++2Fe++3)Si8O22(OH)2	851.87
1.90 % Li	Sodic-ferripedrizite !	Na(LiNa)(Fe+++2Mg2Li)Si8O22(OH,F)2	811.31
1.19 % Li	Sogdianite	(K,Na)2(Li,Fe+++,Al)3ZrSi12O30	1,049.22
2.87 % Li	Sokolovaite !	CsLi2AlSi4O10F2	484.10
3.73 % Li	Spodumene #	LiAlSi2O6	186.09
0.09 % Li	Staurolite #	(Fe++,Mg)2Al9(Si,Al)4O20(O,OH)4	811.89
1.41 % Li	Sugilite	KNa2(Fe+++,Mn+++,Al)2Li3Si12O30	1,041.66
1.75 % Li	Swinefordite	(Li,Ca0.5,Na)0.72(Li,Al,Mg)2.66(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2·2(H2O)	397.20
1.71 % Li	Tainiolite #	KLiMg2Si4O10F2	404.98
2.41 % Li	Tancoite	HNa2LiAl(PO4)2(OH)	287.86
2.01 % Li	Tanohataite !	LiMn2Si3O8(OH)	346.08
3.97 % Li	Tavorite #	LiFe+++(PO4)(OH)	174.77
2.51 % Li	Tiptopite	K2(Na,Ca)2Li3Be6(PO4)6(OH)2·(H2O)	829.47
2.61 % Li	Trilithionite !	KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2	399.21
4.40 % Li	Triphylite #	LiFe++PO4	157.76
1.89 % Li	Virgilite	LixAlxSi3-xO6	183.17
1.57 % Li	Voloshinite	Rb(LiAl1.5[ ]0.5)(Al0.5Si3.5)O10F2	442.66
0.06 % Li	Walkerite !	Ca16(Mg,Li,[ ])2[B13O17(OH)12]4Cl6·28(H2O)	3,822.57
0.74 % Li	Watatsumiite !	Na2KMn2LiV2Si8O24	905.03
18.79 % Li	Zabuyelite	Li2CO3	73.89
1.31 % Li	Zektzerite	NaLiZrSi6O15	529.66
0.21 % Li	Zincostaurolite !	[ ]4Zn4Al16(Al,[ ])2Si8O40[O6,(OH)2]	1,667.40
1.59 % Li	Zinnwaldite #	KLiFe++Al(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2	437.10

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