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SUMMARY: Battery Metals: Formation and the race to Net Zero - Nick Gardine
 r\, University of St. Andrews
DTSTART:20221122T120000Z
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CONTACT:Oscar Branson
DESCRIPTION: The transition to a renewable energy platform for the generat
 ion\, transmission\, and storage of electricity\, requires a sufficient su
 pply of key metals\, in particular the so-called “battery metals” tin\
 , lithium\, tungsten\, and tantalum. These metals are primarily sourced fr
 om magmatic-hydrothermal deposits\, which form when mineralising fluids ex
 solve from evolved\, volatile-saturated magmas. Here\, we show how geochem
 ical microanalysis of accessory minerals can help shed light on the proces
 ses of crustal melting and of fractional crystallisation\, which together 
 lead to mineralization\, and how such a bottom-up approach may help us bui
 ld better models for the formation of these deposits. We also discuss how 
 in a global mining context these battery metals are relatively small-scale
 \, with a fragile supply pipeline\, and by taking the example of tin in th
 e 2000’s discuss the current rush for lithium. 
LOCATION:Department of Earth Sciences\, Tilley Lecture Theatre
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