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Re:Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ... by pfannkuchen on Sunday September 10, 2023 @12:43PM (#37457587)
Dumb question. Could a really serious impact from space increase the probability of a volcano forming at the point of impact?

I’m imagining that volcanoes are a little bit like the channeling hazard when making espresso, where the shallow or disturbed area are more likely to erupt with hot liquid.

This is relevant because I have seen it said that meteors could be a source of lithium.

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Re:Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ... by tommykins on Sunday September 10, 2023 @10:46PM (#37462268)
Oh man - there's actually a much cooler version of this scenario, which is Sudbury impact crater, which was a massive Nickel deposit that was 'enriched' by the impact crater that hit it, not by adding Nickel, but by adding heat into the system.
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Re:Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ... by pfannkuchen on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @10:37PM (#37491550)
How is that cooler than an asteroid impact creating a volcano? You must be chemist or something.
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