About this Event
SCGS February 2025 Meeting
Monday, February 3 at 6:00 PM
South Coast Geological Society invites you to attend our February 2025 meeting and lecture! Join us at Dave & Busters in Orange. Patrick Phelps, Assistant Professor of Geology at California State University, Fullerton, will present his lecture: Lithium Landscapes: Geology, Technology, and the Road Ahead.
Abstract:
Lithium: the hot metal everyone can't get enough of. With the push for increased electrification, the world needs more electrical storage (batteries) requiring more and more lithium. Found all over the earth, lithium is ultimately derived from two geological sources: brines and hard rock pegmatites. Rarely forming in minerals, this metal is often concentrated only in the final stages of magmas. As our need for lithium grows, we will need to exploit new sources: some well known but uneconomical and some yet to be discovered. This talk will serve as an overview of the geology of lithium deposits while explaining why we find lithium where we do. We will also explore the global lithium market, the future the US and California may play in it, and how upcoming technologies may completely change how we approach lithium resources.
Speaker Information:
Patrick Phelps is an Assistant Professor of Geology at California State University, Fullerton. He received undergraduate degrees in Physics and Geosciences from the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma and a PhD in Earth Science from Rice University in Texas. With research interests in economic geology and volcanology, he studies how various ore deposits form including hard rock lithium deposits.
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Thank you to our individual and corporate sponsors whose generous donations help make these events sustainable! If you or your company would like to become a 2025 corporate sponsor, please fill out the form on our website and contact [email protected].
https://southcoastgeology.org/index.php/corporate-sponsors/
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Meeting Information:
Location:
Dave & Busters
20 City Blvd W
Orange, CA 92868
Meeting Cost:
Member : $50
Non-Member: $60
Students: $20
2025 Membership fee (dues to be paid at check-in or here as a registration add-on): $40
Meeting Agenda:
6:00 PM - Check in and social hour
6:30 PM - Dinner served
7:00 PM - Presentation begins
Registration:
Walk-ins welcome, but please register by 5:00 PM Friday, January 31 to help us ensure enough food is prepared. Online registration is now pre-pay only.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Dave & Buster's, 20 City Boulevard West, Orange, United States
