Minerals Springs – Lithium
Mineral springs are naturally occurring springs that produce water containing minerals, or other dissolved substances, that alter its taste or give it a purported therapeutic value.Salts, sulfur compounds, and gases are among the substances that can be dissolved in the spring water during its passage underground.
For many centuries, in Europe, North America and elsewhere, commercial proponents of mineral springs classified them according to the chemical composition of the water produced and according to the medicinal benefits supposedly accruing from each:
- Lithia springs contained lithium salts.