The metallogenetic regularities of lithium deposits in China
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Abstract Lithium resources support the development of high‐technology industries. China has abundant lithium resources which are mainly distributed in Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan and Jiangxi. Salt lakes in China have significant lithium reserves, but lithium is mainly produced from hard rock lithium deposits because the extraction from salt lakes requires further improvements. The hard rock lithium deposits mainly occur in granitic pegmatite in the Altay region of Xinjiang and the Jiajika deposit in western Sichuan Province; they mainly formed in the Mesozoic and occurred in a relatively stable stage during orogenic processes. On the basis of the information from 151 lithium deposits or spots, 14 lithium metallogenic series were identified, and granitic pegmatite, granite, and sedimentary types were considered to be the main prediction types of lithium resources. Twelve lithium mineralization belts were divided and a series of maps showing the lithium metallogenetic regularity in China were drawn. We conclude that the hard rock and brine type of lithium resources possibly have a similar lithium source related to magmatism. The metallogenic features of the lithium in China were related with the distinct history of tectonic‐magmatic activity in China. This study benefits the assessment of, and prospecting for, lithium resources in China.
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Lithium is produced mainly from brine and hard-rock deposits (spodumene); both are used to extract specific products with differing values.
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- Authors
- Jiankang, L., Tianren, Z., Xifang, L., Denghong, W., & Xin, D.
- Affiliations
- Key Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Resource Assessment Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences Beijing 100037 China
- Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CN)
- China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (CN)
- Venue
- Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2015-04
- Volume
- 89
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 652-670
- ISSN
- 1000-9515 (ISSN-L)
- 1755-6724
- OpenAlex
- W2025729513
- Cited by
- 76
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3
- FWCI
- 7.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Keywords
- lithium deposits, ore genesis, granitic pegmatites, lithium source, China
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