The results of their study indicate that organic-rich shale might hold promise for increased lithium recovery due to the intriguing interplay between lithium and pyrite. Under Professor Shikha ...

This photo shows researchers doing field sampling of a pyrite-rich black shale outcrop in China. The weathering of such sediments, which contain sulfur originally buried from the ocean ...

They found lithium (Li on the Periodic Table) in pyrite minerals in the shale, indicating that fool’s gold could contain an element touted for kicking off a new ‘gold rush.’ The team’s ...