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Lithium: Less is More Guest Editors: Robert J. Bowell, Philip Pogge von Strandmann, and Edward S. Grew 235 241 247 253 259 265 The Minerals of Lithium Edward S. Grew The Cosmic Lithium Story Katharina Lodders High-Temperature Processes: Is it Time for Lithium Isotopes? Horst R. Marschall and Ming Tang Lithium and Lithium Isotopes in Earth’s Surface Cycles Philip A.E. Pogge von Strandmann, Simone A. Kasemann, and Josh B. Wimpenny Classification and Characteristics of Natural Lithium Resources Robert J. Bowell, Laura Lagos, Camilo R. de los Hoyos, and Julien Declercq DEPARTMENTS Editorial – Popping the Geosciences’ Bubble of Limited Diversity .............................. 223 From the Editors ................................. 224 People in the News ............................... 224 Life in Science – Black Lives Matter: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Geochemistry ................ 226 Triple Point – All Hands on Deck ..................... 228 Triple Point – Our Study is Published… ................ 229 Meet the Authors ................................ 231 Perspective – The Little Cation That Could .............. 233 Society News International Association of Geoanalysts .............. 271 International Association of GeoChemistry ............ 272 Meteoritical Society .............................. 274 Mineralogical Society of America .................... 276 Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences ........... 278 Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft ................ 279 Mineralogical Association of Canada ................. 280 Association of Applied Geochemists ................. 282 Geochemical Society ............................. 283 European Association of Geochemistry ............... 284 Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland ....... 286 Clay Minerals Society ............................. 288 Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie . . . 289 Calendar ........................................ 290 Advertisers in this Issue ........................... 290 Meeting Report – Virtual Goldschmidt 2020 ............ 292 From Mine to Mind and Mobiles: Society’s Increasing Dependence on Lithium Thomas Bibienne, Jean-François Magnan, Alexander Rupp, and Nicolas Laroche Kunzite from Afghanistan, a gem variety of spodu- mene (lithium aluminum silicate). Border of cover shows variations in lithium flame color. PHOTO CREDIT: ROBERT BOWELL 221 Elements is published jointly by the Mineralogical Society of America, the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, the Mineralogical Association of Canada, the Geochemical Society, The Clay Minerals Society, the European Association of Geochemistry, the International Association of GeoChemistry, the Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, the Association of Applied Geochemists, the Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft, the Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, the International Association of Geoanalysts, the Polskie Towarzystwo Mineralogiczne (Mineralogical Society of Poland), the Sociedad Española de Mineralogía, the Swiss Society of Mineralogy and Petrology, the Meteoritical Society, the Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences, and the International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits. It is provided as a benefit to members of these societies. Elements is published six times a year. Individuals are encouraged to join any one of the partici- pating societies to receive Elements. Institutional subscribers to any of the following journals— American Mineralogist, Clay Minerals, Mineralogical Magazine, and The Canadian Mineralogist—also receive one copy of Elements as part of their 2020 subscription. Institutional subscriptions are available for US$180 (US$195 non-US addresses) a year in 2020. Contact the executive editor ([email protected]) for information. Copyright 2020 by the Mineralogical Society of America. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form, including translation to other languages, or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying or information storage and retrieval systems—without written permission from the copyright holder is strictly prohibited. Publications mail agreement no. 40037944 Printed in USA ISSN 1811-5209 (print) ISSN 1811-5217 (online) elementsmagazine.org pubs.geoscienceworld.org/elements Volume 16, Number 4 • August 2020

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Page 1: Lithium: Less is More · 2020. 8. 4. · Elements is published six times a year. Individuals are encouraged to join any one of the partici-pating societies to receive Elements. Institutional

Lithium: Less is MoreGuest Editors: Robert J. Bowell, Philip Pogge von Strandmann, and Edward S. Grew

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The Minerals of LithiumEdward S. Grew

The Cosmic Lithium StoryKatharina Lodders

High-Temperature Processes: Is it Time for Lithium Isotopes?Horst R. Marschall and Ming Tang

Lithium and Lithium Isotopes in Earth’s Surface CyclesPhilip A.E. Pogge von Strandmann, Simone A. Kasemann, and Josh B. Wimpenny

Classification and Characteristics of Natural Lithium ResourcesRobert J. Bowell, Laura Lagos, Camilo R. de los Hoyos, and Julien Declercq

D E P A R T M E N T S

Editorial – Popping the Geosciences’ Bubble of Limited Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223From the Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224People in the News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224Life in Science – Black Lives Matter: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226Triple Point – All Hands on Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Triple Point – Our Study is Published… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229Meet the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231Perspective – The Little Cation That Could . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233Society News

International Association of Geoanalysts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271International Association of GeoChemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . 272Meteoritical Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274Mineralogical Society of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . 278Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279Mineralogical Association of Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280Association of Applied Geochemists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282Geochemical Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283European Association of Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland . . . . . . . 286Clay Minerals Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie . . . 289

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Advertisers in this Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Meeting Report – Virtual Goldschmidt 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

From Mine to Mind and Mobiles: Society’s Increasing Dependence on LithiumThomas Bibienne, Jean-François Magnan, Alexander Rupp, and Nicolas Laroche

Kunzite from Afghanistan, a gem variety of spodu-mene (lithium aluminum silicate). Border of cover shows variations in lithium flame color. Photo Credit: robert bowell

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Elements is published jointly by the Mineralogical Society of America, the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, the Mineralogical Association of Canada, the Geochemical Society, The Clay Minerals Society, the European Association of Geochemistry, the Inter national Association of GeoChemistry, the Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, the Association of Applied Geochemists, the Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft, the Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, the International Association of Geoanalysts, the Polskie Towarzystwo Mineralogiczne (Mineralogical Society of Poland), the Sociedad Española de Mineralogía, the Swiss Society of Mineralogy and Petrology, the Meteoritical Society, the Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences, and the International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits. It is provided as a benefit to members of these societies.

Elements is published six times a year. Individuals are encouraged to join any one of the partici­pating societies to receive Elements. Institutional subscribers to any of the following journals— American Mineralogist, Clay Minerals, Mineralogical Magazine, and The Canadian Miner alogist—also receive one copy of Elements as part of their 2020 subscription. Institu tional subscriptions are available for US$180 (US$195 non­US addresses) a year in 2020. Contact the executive editor ([email protected]) for information.

Copyright 2020 by the Mineralogical Society of America.

All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form, including translation to other languages, or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying or information storage and retrieval systems—without written permission from the copyright holder is strictly prohibited.

Publications mail agreement no. 40037944

Printed in USA

ISSN 1811­5209 (print) ISSN 1811­5217 (online)

elementsmagazine.orgpubs.geoscienceworld.org/elements

Volume 16, Number 4 • August 2020