Lithium systematics in global arc magmas and the importance of crustal thickening for lithium enrichment

Authors :: Chen Chen
Cin-Ty A. Lee
Ming Tang
Kevin Biddle
Weidong Sun
Source :: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020)
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Nature Portfolio, 2020.
Abstract: The exact origin of lithium enrichment in arc magmatic systems is unclear. Here the authors conduct a global systematics of lithium, explaining why volcanic arcs built on thickened crust are most lithium-enriched, which sheds light on the future exploration of lithium resources.

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