Lithium isotope geochemistry

S Penniston-Dorland, XM Liu… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The lithium isotope system is increasingly being applied to a variety of Earth science studies,
as the burgeoning literature attests; over 180 papers have been published in the last twelve …

Global navigation of Lithium in water bodies and emerging human health crisis

M Adeel, M Zain, N Shakoor, MA Ahmad, I Azeem… - npj Clean Water, 2023 - nature.com
The production of lithium (Li) increased by 256% in recent years due to unprecedented
demands from technological industries. Intensive harvesting poses serious impacts on the …

Quantifying chemical weathering intensity and trace element release from two contrasting basalt profiles, Deccan Traps, India

MG Babechuk, M Widdowson, BS Kamber - Chemical Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
Weathering profiles developed on basalt substrate contain information relevant to climate,
atmospheric composition and evolution, nutrient release into the hydrosphere, and …

The boron and lithium isotopic composition of mid-ocean ridge basalts and the mantle

HR Marschall, VD Wanless, N Shimizu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
A global selection of 56 mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) glasses were analysed for Li and B
abundances and isotopic compositions. Analytical accuracy and precision of analyses …

Adsorption of REEs on kaolinite and halloysite: A link to the REE distribution on clays in the weathering crust of granite

M Yang, X Liang, L Ma, J Huang, H He, J Zhu - Chemical Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
The clay minerals, kaolinite and halloysite are dominant hosts for rare earth elements
(REEs) in the weathered crust elution-deposited REE deposits. However, the accumulation …

Experimental constraints on Li isotope fractionation during clay formation

RS Hindshaw, R Tosca, TL Goût, I Farnan… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the lithium (Li) isotope fractionation factor during clay mineral
formation is a key parameter for Earth system models. This study refines our understanding …

Rapid enhancement of chemical weathering recorded by extremely light seawater lithium isotopes at the Permian–Triassic boundary

H Sun, Y **ao, Y Gao, G Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Lithium (Li) isotope analyses of sedimentary rocks from the Meishan section in South China
reveal extremely light seawater Li isotopic signatures at the Permian–Triassic boundary …

Surface clay formation during short-term warmer and wetter conditions on a largely cold ancient Mars

JL Bishop, AG Fairén, JR Michalski, L Gago-Duport… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The ancient rock record for Mars has long been at odds with climate modelling. The
presence of valley networks, dendritic channels and deltas on ancient terrains points …

Potassium isotope fractionation during chemical weathering of basalts

H Chen, XM Liu, K Wang - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Non-traditional stable isotopes (eg, Li, Mg, and Si) are increasingly used as tracers for
studying Earth's surface processes. The isotopes of potassium (K), a highly soluble and …

New perspectives on the Li isotopic composition of the upper continental crust and its weathering signature

L Sauzéat, RL Rudnick, C Chauvel, M Garçon… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
Lithium isotopes are increasingly used to trace both present-day and past weathering
processes at the surface of the Earth, and could potentially be used to evaluate the average …