Friday, April 8, 2011

Mineral is 4.5 billion years old, but new to us - Technology & science - Science - LiveScience - msnbc.com

A meteorite discovered in Antarctica in 1969 has just divulged a modern secret: a new mineral, now called Wassonite.

The new mineral found in the 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite was tiny — less than one-hundredth as wide as a human hair. Still, that was enough to excite the researchers who announced the discovery Tuesday.

Scientists have discovered a "new" mineral!

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