The sample results in the 2nd Oct news release listed Pegmatite Rock and/or Amblygonite. Pegmatites are extreme igneous rocks that form during the final stage of a magma's crystallization. They are extreme because they contain exceptionally large crystals and they sometimes contain minerals that are rarely found in other types of rocks.
To be called a pegmatite, a rock should be composed almost entirely of crystals that are at least one centimeter in diameter. The name pegmatite has nothing to do with the mineral composition of the rock.
Pegmatites are sometimes sources of valuable minerals such as spodumene (an ore of lithium)
So anything on that results chart (apart from those stated Amblygonite) could in fact be Spodumene.
Spodumene is a pyroxene mineral that is found, almost exclusively, in granitepegmatites. It has a chemical composition of LiAlSi2O6 but small amounts of sodium sometimes substitute for lithium. Spodumene is typically found in lithium-rich pegmatites in association with other lithium minerals such as lepidolite, eucryptite, and petalite.
As Broke.Punter said, It's very early days. Cheers, E
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