Nature Communications (Aug 2017)
Lithium enrichment in intracontinental rhyolite magmas leads to Li deposits in caldera basins
Abstract
Lithium is increasingly being utilized for modern technology in the form of lithium-ion batteries. Here, using in situ measurements of quartz-hosted melt inclusions, the authors demonstrate that preserved lake sediments within rhyolitic calderas have the potential to host large lithium-rich clay deposits.