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jan 1, 1817 - Lithium discovery

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The element was discovered on Earth in 1817 by Johan August Arfvedson (1792-1841) in Stockholm when he investigated petalite, one of the first lithium minerals to be discovered.

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jan 1, 1817
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~ 209 years ago