Spodumene Ore
Leading Chinese importer and buyer of Spodumene/Spodumene ore/ Spodumene Concentrate
Spodumene is a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminium inosilicate, LiAl(SiO3)2, and is a source of lithium. It occurs as colorless to yellowish, purplish, or lilac kunzite (see below), yellowish-green or emerald-green hiddenite, prismatic crystals, often of great size. Single crystals of 14.3 m (47 ft) in size are reported from the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States.
Spodumene occurs in lithium-rich granite pegmatites and aplites. Associated minerals include: quartz, albite, petalite, eucryptite, lepidolite and beryl.
Transparent material has long been used as a gemstone with varieties kunzite and hiddenite noted for their strong pleochroism. Source localities include Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Pakistan, Québec in Canada and North Carolina, California in the US.
Spodumene is an important source of lithium for use in ceramics, mobile phone and automotive batteries, medicine, Pyroceram and as a fluxing agent. Lithium is extracted from spodumene by fusing in acid.
Now Vital is sourcing for the rough spodumene for the production here in China.
Our purchase quantity for the spodumene ore can be 5000MT per month and the commonly specification is as follows:
Spodumene Ore / Spodumene Concentrate Composition:
Welcome the SERIOUS supplier to contact with us and give us the completely Quotation to CIF China port by ocean sea transportation.
| Li2O(Lithium Oxide) | 5.00% min.; |
|---|---|
| Fe2O3 | 1.50% Max.; |
| CaO | 1.00% Max.; |
| K2O | 0.50% Max.; |
| Moisture | 0.50% Max.; |
| Sizes | 10-100mm |
| Packing | in PP bags of 50kgs or Jumbo bags of 1000kgs of each. |
Send your offer. Quotations to our import department at import@vitalmaterialgroup.com, CIF China port.
Other Materials We Import
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers drawn from the Vital technical data for this page.
What quantity and quality does Vital buy?
- Li2O(Lithium Oxide): 5.00% min.;
- Fe2O3: 1.50% Max.;
- CaO: 1.00% Max.;
- K2O: 0.50% Max.;
- Moisture: 0.50% Max.;
- Sizes: 10-100mm
- Packing: in PP bags of 50kgs or Jumbo bags of 1000kgs of each.
On what terms should offers be quoted?
Offers are welcome on a CIF China port basis by ocean transportation. Send the complete quotation to import@vitalmaterialgroup.com.
Supplying Spodumene Ore
Serious suppliers are invited to send a complete quotation to our import department.