Occurrence of Lithium in the Baishuidong Granite-Hosted Lithium Deposit, Southern Margin of the Jiuling Mountain, Jiangxi Province

LIU Shuang; WANG Shui-Long

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2097-0013.2025.01.008

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LIU Shuang, WANG Shui-Long. 2025. Occurrence of Lithium in the Baishuidong Granite-Hosted Lithium Deposit, Southern Margin of the Jiuling Mountain, Jiangxi Province. South China Geology, 41(1): 96-108. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-0013.2025.01.008

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LIU Shuang, WANG Shui-Long. 2025. Occurrence of Lithium in the Baishuidong Granite-Hosted Lithium Deposit, Southern Margin of the Jiuling Mountain, Jiangxi Province. South China Geology, 41(1): 96-108. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-0013.2025.01.008

Occurrence of Lithium in the Baishuidong Granite-Hosted Lithium Deposit, Southern Margin of the Jiuling Mountain, Jiangxi Province

LIU Shuang^1,,
WANG Shui-Long²

1.
Ecological Geology Brigade, Jiangxi Bureau of Geology, Nanchang 330025, Jiangxi, China
2.
East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, China

Received Date: 07 February 2025

Revised Date: 21 February 2025

Publish Date: 20 March 2025

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The Baishuidong lithium deposit is a representative example within the extensive granitic lithium deposit cluster located on the southern margin of the Jiulian Mountains, characterized by its high grade and large scale, yet the occurrence state of lithium remains unknown. This paper presents a comprehensive study utilizing various methods including chemical analysis, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to investigate the ore mineral composition, dissemination characteristics of minerals, and the occurrence state of lithium within this deposit. The findings disclose that the ore-related lithology at Baishuidong is medium-fine-grained albitized muscovite granite, with an average Li₂O grade of 0.51%. The Baishuidong granite is categorized as belonging to the peraluminous calc-alkaline series. The main lithium-bearing minerals in the ore comprise lepidolite and Li-muscovite, which altogether account for 18% of the total ore minerals. Notably, the Li₂O content in mica varies significantly, ranging from 0.821% to 5.086%. Additionally, trace quantities of lithium are detected in zinnwaldite, montebrasite, and cookeite; montebrasite shows a relatively high average Li₂O content of 9.585%, although its distribution within the ore is highly uneven, this provides a reference basis for the subsequent rational determination of the beneficiation process.. The existence of amblygonite and lepidolite in the Baishuidong deposit indicates that the Ganfang pluton is highly evolved. In the future, attention should be paid to such plutons in the lithium ore prospecting and exploration in the Jiuling area.
- granite-hosted lithium deposit /
- mineralogy /
- occurrence state /
- Baishuidong /
- Jiuling

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