Element · C · atomic number 6

Carbon (graphite)

Graphite is a crystalline form of carbon and the anode material in lithium-ion batteries. The United States produced no natural graphite in 2024 and was 100% net import reliant.

Facts on this page last re-verified Aug 12, 2026 — the oldest verification date among its current claims. How we verify.

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Linked materials

Natural graphite concentrate

Sources

U.S. Geological Survey · published Mar 1, 2025 · retrieved Aug 12, 2026 · archive unavailable: Wayback verification blocked by archive.org outage on 2026-08-12; local copy verified at import; recheck on a weekly pass