Record #:

12841

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

The lightest of all solids, lithium, is currently being mined in Gastonia and Cleveland Counties. Used commercially in the petroleum, porcelain, glass, and enamel industries, lithium is often stored in oil to prevent the metal from combining with gasses in the air.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 28 Issue 18, Feb 1961, p13-14, il

Subject(s):

Lithium