spodumene
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spodumene
1795–1805; < French spodumène < German Spodumen < Greek spodoúmenos, present participle of spodoûsthai to be burned to ashes (derivative of spodós wood ash)
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With the Ngungaju plant to ramp up shortly, UBS expects 1.05 million metric tons of spodumene concentrate with a 5.2% grade in FY27, at a free-on-board cost of A$590/ton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Currently, it has an expected annual output of some 380,000 metric tons of spodumene concentrate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
That follows a rise in spodumene prices, which have more than doubled since mid-October, Whelan says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
Extraction in Australia requires additional energy because the lithium ore, also known as spodumene, has to be mined and removed from solid rock.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
In 1881 J. Lawrence Smith proved it to be spodumene, and named it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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