Two new minerals have emerged from a 17-ton meteorite. The minerals were found in a slice of the El Ali meteorite found in Somalia in 2020.
Two minerals never seen before on Earth have been discovered inside a large meteorite in Somalia.
With this invention, important clues can be obtained about how asteroids form.
2 new ores in the El Ali meteorite
According to Live Science news, new minerals; It came out of a single 70-gram slice taken from the 16.5-ton El Ali meteorite found in 2020.
Chris Herd, professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, “When you find a new mineral, it means that the actual geological conditions, the chemistry of the rock, are different from those found before.” She said.
Further research will be conducted on meteorites
Researchers have classified El Ali as an Iron IAB complex meteorite, a type made of meteoric iron speckled with tiny silicate fragments.
The researchers plan to investigate the meteorites further to understand the conditions under which their parent asteroid formed.
There is also the search interruption.
The biggest problem for the researchers is that El Ali has been moved to China to find a new buyer.
Due to this situation, the search may be interrupted.
