The study gives a broad background to understand the high demand of lithium batteries in the coming years, especially in Europe. The goal of the study is to use La-ICP-MS to analyse spodumene samples from different lithium deposits in Europe to get a better knowledge of the contents of trace elements in spodumene. Due to unforeseen circumstances linked to the pandemic of COVID-19. the study had to develop an own method to calculate and convert the data acquired with the La-ICP-MS into more quantitative data.  The method developed requires more research and understanding before saying that it can be used for future research, especially for the calculation of major element Li, Al and Si as it showed a value difference to 20% of the “real value”. Source of contamination in the analysed samples (eucryptite) is also being discussed and its implication on the result. Results acquired using this method showed that some trace elements are indeed occurring in spodumene substituting the main elements and are found in all the different geological domains. These elements (Ga, Mn, Se, Fe, V, T) will then also occur in a concentrate of spodumene.

A boulder find of the lithium-mineral spodumene in Bergby, Sweden in 2007 subsequently led to the discovery of an LCT-type granitic pegmatite system. Since then, exploration and research have been conducted on the LCT pegmatites to expand the knowledge of lithium mineralisations. Using optical microscopy, SEM-EDS and powder X-ray diffraction, a granitic to aplitic sample from Bergby has been studied, focused on its mineralogy, chemistry, and tentative paragenesis. The results conclude that the sample is from a highly fractionated unit which can be categorised as a petalite-bearing granite to aplite unit of the pegmatite, as petalite is the primary lithium mineral within the sample. The sample exhibits signs of at least one stage of late hydrothermal activity, which has led to the (partial) alteration of primary minerals. The majority of these minerals display signs of alteration and/or replacement, and two different alteration products have been identified with a probable origin being the primary petalite.The last fluid has been active synchronous or immediately subsequent to brittle deformation. This study was conducted as a part of the ULiBS project, which aims to further the knowledge of the Swedish lithium pegmatites with the Bergby system as a case study. / Ett blockfynd av litiummineralet spodumen i Bergby, Sverige år 2007 ledde till upptäckten av ett granitiskt pegmatitsystem av LCT-typ. Sedan dess har prospektering och forskning bedrivits på LCT-pegmatiterna för att utöka kunskapen om litiummineraliseringar. Med hjälp av optisk mineralogi, SEM-EDS och pulverröntgendiffraktion har ett granitiskt till aplitiskt prov från Bergby studerats, med fokus på dess mineralogi, kemi och tentativa paragenes. Resultaten visar att provet är från en högfraktionerad enhet som kan kategoriseras som en petalitförande granit- till aplitenhet inom pegmatiten, då petalit är det primära litiummineralet inom provet. Provet uppvisar tecken på minst en fas av sen hydrotermal omvandling, vilket har lett till (partiell) omvandling av primära mineral. Majoriteten av dessa mineral uppvisar tecken av omvandling och/eller ersättning, och två olika omvandlingsprodukter har identifierats med den primära petaliten som troligt ursprung. Den sista fluiden har varit aktiv i systemet synkront eller omedelbart efter spröd deformation. Denna studie genomfördes som en del av ULiBS-projektet, vars syfte är att öka kunskapen om de svenska litiumpegmatiterna med Bergbysystemet som fallstudie.