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 ALB 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:

Spodumene Ore / Spodumene Concentrate
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.

The rough spodumene ore and crushed Spodumene Concentrate are all acceptable.

Welcome the SERIOUS supplier to contact with us and give us the completely Quotation to CIF Xiamen port, China by ocean sea transportation.