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New mineral discovery
September 30 , 2019
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- Researchers from University of Alberta’s Diamond Exploration Research and Training School, Canada discovered a new mineral named ‘Goldschmidtite’ - O3.
- It was discovered inside a diamond from a mine - Koffiefontein pipe in South Africa run by De Beers.
- It is named goldschmidtite in honor of Victor Moritz Goldschmidt, the founder of modern geochemistry.
- v It was estimated that the mineral was formed about 170 kilometers beneath Earth’s surface, at temperatures reaching nearly 1200º C.
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