Assertion: spodumene's lithium content | /r/HasProperty | low
Facets:
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Much of the mineral has been so thoroughly altered that its lithium content is very low; and its characteristically thin, lathlike habit makes it difficult to recover the mineral efficiently by the usual hand-sorting methods.
text: Both alphaspodumene and beta-spodumene, on the other hand, may be treated by base exchange methods to recover the lithiumvalues therefrom; but, in general, base exchange methods are entirely unsatisfactory and economically impossible when the lithium content of the ore is relatively low.