Neat News 2526 (added 2022-11-30)

New minerals found in a meteorite

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Researchers found for the first time two minerals, now called elaliite and elkinstantonite, consisting of iron, phosphorus, and oxygen, in a part from a 15 ton meteorite (the 9th largest ever found) located in a rural part of Somalia.

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News seen at: BBC - World - Africa