Table 2 Lithium resource estimates for the considered reservoirs. Q1 and Q3: quartiles 1 and 3 respectively.
From: Groundwater in sedimentary basins as potential lithium resource: a global prospective study
Basin | Reservoir | Age of host rocks | Porosity | Density (g cm-3) | Lithium concentration (mg l−1) | Thickness (m) | Surface area (km2) | Resource (Mtons) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
min–max | Q1–Q3 | Scenario 1–Scenario 2 | |||||||
Appalachian | Oriskany | Devonian | 0.05–0.15 | 1 | 148–277 | 2101.5 | 92.7 | 1.44–8.09 | 44 |
Medina | Silurian | 1.14 | 44–75 | 132 | 40.3 | 0.01–0.07 | 45 | ||
Salton Trough | Salton Sea Geothermal System | Quaternary | 1.12 | 48–206 | 140 | 37.4 | 0.01–0.18 | 46 | |
North Louisiana Salt | Atlanta | Jurassic | 1.2 | 194–236 | 90 | 20.6 | 0.02–0.08 | 47 | |
West Canadian—Alberta | Basal Quartz | Cretaceous | 1.1 | 11–15 | 640 | 40 | 0.02–0.06 | 48 | |
Leduc | Devonian | 1.1 | 20–34 | 651 | 75.4 | 0.05–0.28 | |||
Rhine Graben | Landau | Paleocene | 1.04 | 15–24 | 674 | 13 | 0.01–0.03 | 49 |
