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The rarest mineral on Earth exists only in a single known gemstone
1-1-2023 |
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Some minerals can be found almost anywhere, while others are so rare that there is only one known example.
Two never-before-seen 'alien' minerals found inside a meteorite
11-29-2022 | 9
A 17-ton meteorite that landed in Somalia has been found to contain two minerals never seen on Earth before.
Mars rover hits mineral deposit 'jackpot'
12-31-2016 | 13
Curiosity has discovered minerals from over several million years of the Red Planet's geological history.
Scientists catalog world's rarest minerals
2-14-2016 | 8
Some types of minerals are so rare that the Earth's entire supply of them could fit in to a thimble.
Mars rover finds rich clay deposits
12-24-2012 | 10
Long-running rover Opportunity has come across an area of water-formed clay minerals on Mars.
'Skin bones' helped dinosaurs survive
12-2-2011 | 5
Some dinosaurs may have stored vital minerals in bones encased within their skin, it has been revealed.
Rare minerals locked up under the sea
7-11-2011 | 7
Vast quantities of rare minerals have been discovered beneath the sea, but how do we get to them ?
NASA probe reveals Mercury's secrets
11-9-2009 | 3
NASA's Messenger spacecraft has returned data revealing several things previously unknown about the nearest planet to th...
Magnets help ants lead the way
5-23-2009 | 0
It is thought that ants are able to navigate and are aware of where they are going due to tiny magnets found in their an...
Technology opens up deep sea mining
4-4-2009 | 2
New technologies are opening up the possibility of mining valuable minerals from the deep sea floor, a meeting of scient...
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