Earth's most abundant mineral lies deep in the planet's interior, sealed off from human eyes. Now, scientists for the first time have got a glimpse of the material in nature, enclosed inside a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite. Consequently, they have characterized and named the elusive mineral. The new official name, bridgmanite, was approved on June 2 for the mineral formerly known by its chemical … [Read more...]
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