Hello All, The Earth's most abundant mineral has finally been named: bridgmanite. Scientists had known about the mineral for decades, but being located deep below the Earth's surface, the mineral had only been studied indirectly. However, this gap in the taxonomy of Earth minerals was resolved when the natural mineral was identified and subsequently studied in the Tenham meteorite, which hit Queensland, Australia in 1879. This led to the official name approval earlier this month, after the 1946 Nobel winning Percy Bridgman known for his work on high pressure physics.
The full article can be found here: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/06/140618-bridgmanite-new-mineral-meteorite-geology-earth-science/ Best regards, Daniel Daniel Noyes Genuine Moon & Mars Meteorite Rocks [email protected] www.moonmarsrocks.com ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
