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      Lithium Deposits found in India

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      Lithium Deposits Found

      • Presence of 1,600 tonnes of lithium resources in the igneous rocks of the Marlagalla-Allapatna region of Karnataka’s Mandya district.
      • Preliminary survey was done by the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD)
        • AMD is the oldest unit of the Department of Atomic Energy.

      Properties of Lithium

      • It is a chemical element with the symbol Li.
      • It is a soft, silvery-white metal.
      • Under standard conditions, it is the lightest metal and the lightest solid element.
      • It is highly reactive and flammable, and must be stored in mineral oil.
      • It is an alkali metal and a rare metal.
      • It has the highest “Specific Heat capacity” of any solid element.
      • Lithium single valance electron allows it to be a good conductor of electricity.

      Usage of Lithium

      • Lithium metal is used to make useful alloys.
      • For example, with lead to make ‘white metal’ bearings for motor engines, with aluminium to make aircraft parts, and with magnesium to make armour plates.
      • In Thermonuclear reactions.
      • To make electrochemical cells.
      • Lithium is an important component in Electric Vehicles, Laptops etc.

      Lithium Extraction Method

      • Solar evaporation of large brine pools.
        • A brine pool is a volume of brine collected in a seafloor depression.
        • For example: Brines of Sambhar and Pachpadra in Rajasthan.
      • Hard-rock extraction of the ore (a metal-bearing mineral).
        • For example: rock mining at Mandya.

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