Spodumene
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Spodumene is a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminium inosilicate, LiAl2, and is a commercially important source of lithium. It occurs as colorless to yellowish, purplish, or lilac kunzite,
Walnut Hill Pegmatite Prospect, Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S. (size: 14.2 × 9.2 × 3.0 cm)
An almost colorless kunzite crystal (upper left), a cut pale pink kunzite (upper right), and a greenish hiddenite crystal (below) (unknown scale)
Kunzite, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Hiddenite from Araçuaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Greenbushes mine
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Greenbushes mine is an open-pit lithium mining operation located south of the town of Greenbushes, Western Australia. It is the world's largest hard-rock lithium mine, producing approximately 1.95 mil
View of the open pit at the Greenbushes mine in January 2023