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Some minerals can be found almost anywhere, while others are so rare that there is only one known example.
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A 17-ton meteorite that landed in Somalia has been found to contain two minerals never seen on Earth before.
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A diamond that originated deep beneath the planet's surface has been found to contain a new type of mineral.
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Scientists have discovered an exotic alien mineral that does not occur naturally anywhere on Earth.
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The new mineral is reportedly harder than diamond and has a never-before-seen molecular structure.
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A tiny diamond has been found to contain a type of mineral that has, until now, never been seen in nature.
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The mysterious space rock contains micro-mineral compounds found nowhere else in the solar system.
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Curiosity has discovered minerals from over several million years of the Red Planet's geological history.
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Some types of minerals are so rare that the Earth's entire supply of them could fit in to a thimble.
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An entirely new type of mineral has been identified within a meteorite discovered in Buenos Aires.