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 Descending Weight Percent

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**132 Minerals containing Lithium (Li) sorted by Descending Weight Percent**
% Li	Mineral Name	Chemical Formula	MW
0.60 % Li	Nalivkinite !	Li2NaFe++7Ti2Si8O24(OH)4F	1,309.53
0.55 % Li	Potassicleakeite !	KNa2Mg2Fe+++2LiSi8O22(OH)2	876.72
0.54 % Li	Hectorite #	Na0,3(Mg,Li)3Si4O10(OH)2	383.25
0.48 % Li	Griphite #	Ca(Mn,Na,Li)6Fe++Al2(PO4)6(F,OH)2	1,007.43
0.44 % Li	Dusmatovite	K(K,Na,[ ])(Mn++,Y,Zr)2(Zn,Li)3Si12O30	1,176.31
0.42 % Li	Magnesiostaurolite !	[ ]4Mg4Al16(Al,[ ])2Si8O40[O6,(OH)2]	1,562.60
0.34 % Li	Natronambulite	(Na,Li)Mn++4[Si5O14(OH)]	619.35
0.29 % Li	Fluorannite !	KFe++3AlSi3O10F2	473.80
0.28 % Li	Nanpingite	Cs(Al,Mg,Fe++,Li)2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2	487.97
0.27 % Li	IMA2000-026 !	(Mn,Li)4(Ta,Sn)4(Ta,Nb)8O32	2,616.79
0.23 % Li	Mccrillisite	NaCs(Be,Li)Zr2(PO4)4·1-2(H2O)	753.75
0.23 % Li	Piergorite-(Ce) !	Ca8Ce2(Al0.5 Fe+++0.5)([ ],Li,Be)2Si6B8O36(OH,F)2	1,498.89
0.21 % Li	Zincostaurolite !	[ ]4Zn4Al16(Al,[ ])2Si8O40[O6,(OH)2]	1,667.40
0.21 % Li	Potassicarfvedsonite !	KNa2Fe++4Fe+++Si8O22(OH)2	962.95
0.19 % Li	Kupletskite-(Cs)	(Cs,K)2Na(Mn,Fe++,Li)7(Ti,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F	1,455.85
0.11 % Li	Gainesite	Na2Zr2Be(PO4)4·1-2(H2O)	639.49
0.11 % Li	Footemineite !	Ca2Mn++Mn++2Mn++2Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O	1,122.79
0.10 % Li	Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) !	KNaMnNa3Ca(Mn,Fe,Mg)13Al(PO4)11(PO4)(OH,F)2	2,117.87
0.10 % Li	Jarlite #	Na(Sr,Na,[ ])7(Mg,[ ])Al6F32(OH,H2O)2	1,370.58
0.09 % Li	Staurolite #	(Fe++,Mg)2Al9(Si,Al)4O20(O,OH)4	811.89
0.07 % Li	Fluorophlogopite !	KMg3(AlSi3)O10F2	415.55
0.07 % Li	Dickinsonite !	KNa4Ca(Mn++,Fe++)14Al(PO4)12(OH)2	2,132.64
0.06 % Li	Rankamaite	(Na,K,Pb,Li)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)30	2,177.26
0.06 % Li	Walkerite !	Ca16(Mg,Li,[ ])2[B13O17(OH)12]4Cl6·28(H2O)	3,822.57
0.04 % Li	Kornerupine #	(Mg,Fe++)4Al6(SiO4,BO4)5(O,OH)2	734.04
0.03 % Li	Ciprianiite !	Ca4[(Th,U)(REE)]2(Al,[ ])2[Si4B4O22](OH,F)2	1,032.51
0.02 % Li	Londonite !	CsAl4Be4(B,Be)12O28	808.60
0.01 % Li	Sazhinite-(La) !	Na3La[Si6O15]·2(H2O)	652.93
0.01 % Li	Okanoganite-(Y)	(Na,Ca)3(Y,Ce)12Si6B2O27F14	2,660.88
0.00 % Li	Arrojadite-(KNa) !	KNa4Ca(Fe,Mn,Mg)13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH,F)2	2,033.01
0.00 % Li	Arrojadite-(SrFe) !	SrFe++Na2Ca(Fe++,Mn,Mg)13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH,F)2	2,063.97

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