Giant lithium-rich pegmatites in Archean cratons form by remelting refertilised roots of greenstone belts
Abstract Around 80% of the world’s hard-rock lithium supply comes from pegmatites formed in the Archean Eon, yet our understanding of how Lithium-pegmatites form assumes magma source compositions not relevant to those Archean cratons hosting most of the giant Lithium-pegmatites. These models emphasi...
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| Main Authors: | Robert H. Smithies, Yongjun Lu, David C. Champion, Marcus T. Sweetapple, Jack R. Lowrey, Nathan H. Bowman, Kevin F. Cassidy, Tim J. Ivanic, Anthony I. S. Kemp, Rose E. Turnbull, Klaus Gessner, Fawna J. Korhonen |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025-08-01
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| Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02622-5 |
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