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2 unusual facts about José Bonifácio de Andrada


José Bonifácio de Andrada

Among his other discoveries was Petalite, a lithium-containing material, first discovered by Andrada toward the end of the 18th century on a trip to Sweden, and it was in this mineral Swedish chemists first discovered lithium.

He also was the first to discover another important lithium-containing mineral spodumene from the same source, an island near Stockholm.



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