Smackover Formation brines (East Texas)
East Texas, United States
OtherLi (Br)
- Type
- Sedimentary basin lithium brine (Jurassic carbonates)
Brines of the Smackover Formation, the main US sedimentary basin lithium brine target, with 102 to 403 mg/L lithium in the samples studied. Their lithium is exogenous, the host carbonates being almost devoid of it. Indicative coordinates, the wells not being precisely located in the paper.
δ7Li in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : Non précisé dans la publication
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.2 ‰ | 7.95 / 12.58 ‰ | 4 | produced water Published mean and range for 4 opportunistic samples, clearly heavier than the Haynesville. One Alabama Smackover sample (USGS database) is +16.6 ‰. | Nicot et al. (2026), Dissolved lithium content and aqueous geochemistry of the Haynesvill… |
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- Ahles mine United States
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- Howell Farm mine United States
Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Smackover Formation brines (East Texas), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/saumures-de-la-formation-de-smackover-est-du-texas/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
@misc{isofind2026smackoverformationbrineseastt,
title = {Smackover Formation brines (East Texas), isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/saumures-de-la-formation-de-smackover-est-du-texas/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13