Nevada's Silver Peak Lithium Production
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•Huge lithium deposits are in Nevada. Here's why.
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Nevada 's lithium deposits are a result of almost unimaginable geologic serendipity.
Rising demand for lithium-ion batteries has sharpened focus on these deposits.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports that batteries, primarily for electric vehicles, comprise 87% of global lithium use.
Lithium's story begins with igneous rocks, but Nevada 's source rocks contain only trace amounts of lithium.
Nevada 's other calderas haven't yet yielded similar amounts of lithium.
Rhyolite Ridge's tilted strata rise along the Silver Peak Range — Nevada 's next lithium clay frontier.
McDermitt 's uniquely enriched rhyolites formed when hot, dry magma melted lithium-rich continental rocks.
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