UNLV: Research in Brief - First-Ever Interior Earth Mineral Discovered in Nature
November 16, 2021
November 16, 2021
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Nov. 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021:
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New mineral from Earth's lower mantle surfaced as diamond inclusion; study led by UNLV geochemist Oliver Tschauner.
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UNLV geochemists have discovered a new mineral on the surface of the Earth. There's just one catch: it shouldn't be here.
The mineral -- entrapped in a diamond . . .
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New mineral from Earth's lower mantle surfaced as diamond inclusion; study led by UNLV geochemist Oliver Tschauner.
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UNLV geochemists have discovered a new mineral on the surface of the Earth. There's just one catch: it shouldn't be here.
The mineral -- entrapped in a diamond . . .