Researchers have discovered at least two new minerals that have never been seen on Earth before in a massive meteorite that was found in Somalia two years ago. As reported by Live Science ...

A team of researchers has discovered at least two new minerals that have never before been seen on Earth in a 15-tonne meteorite. The space rock was found in Somalia and is the ninth-largest ...

"Whenever you find a new mineral, it means that the actual ... The minerals came from a nearly 2.5-ounce slice of the meteorite, which was discovered in Somalia in 2020 and is the ninth-largest ...

One of the new minerals is called Elaliite and comes from the space object itself, which is called the “El Ali” meteorite since it was found near the town of El Ali in central Somalia.

The process of identifying a new mineral requires researchers ... a town about 200 kilometres north of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, the meteorite (known by finders in the field as “Nightfall ...

However, in 2020 a meteorite fell in Somalia and was handed over to researchers ... Typically it takes quite some time for scientists to confirm a new mineral, but the process was sped up as ...

“The very first day he did some analyses, he said, ‘You’ve got at least two new minerals ... “El Ali” meteorite since it was found near the town of El Ali in central Somalia.

“The very first day he did some analyses, he said, ‘You’ve got at least two new minerals in there ... which is called the “El Ali” meteorite since it was found near the town of El Ali in central ...