Country | USA |
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Source | Lithia Springs, GA |
Type | Mineral water |
pH | 4.9 |
Bromine (Br2) | 0.51 |
Calcium (Ca) | 150 |
Chloride (Cl−) | 1100 |
Lithium (Li) | 0.50 |
Manganese (Mn) | 0.30 |
Magnesium (Mg) | 8.70 |
Potassium (K) | 19 |
Silica (SiO2) | 97 |
Sodium (Na) | 200 |
Sulfates (SO4) | 220 |
TDS | 2400 |
Website | lithiamineralwater.com |
All values in milligrams per liter (mg/l) |
Lithia (also Lithia Mineral Water or Lithia Springs Water) is a brand of lithia water that contains naturally occurring lithium carbonate. Lithia is sourced from Lithia Springs, Georgia, located on the border of Cobb and Douglas counties, twelve miles from the city of Atlanta.
The water contains a high mineral content, as measured by Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) of 2,400 milligrams per liter. It contains the following chemical elements, in amounts of 100 or more micrograms per liter: lithium, calcium, chloride, fluoride, magnesium, potassium, silica, and sodium.
Owned by Lithia Mineral Water, Inc., since 2009, Lithia is currently marketed and sold in the United States.
The distinctive properties of Lithia are attributable to its source. The spring source originates from deep within the earth where water slowly permeates through miles of fissures, becoming mineralized from contact with blue quartz-bearing granite rock. It emerges from Lithia Springs at a temperature of 14.44 °C (58 °F).
The springs' mineral water is produced in limited quantities, with a high mineral content which has seldom varied since it was first bottled and sold in the late 19th century.
Until 1838 and the Trail of Tears, Lithia Springs was a healing center for the southern Cherokee Nation.