Scientists Find Two Completely New Minerals On Meteorite

A team of researchers from the University of Alberta discovered at least two new minerals never before seen on Earth in a 15-ton meteorite that landed in east Africa. Unearthed in Somalia in 2020, the meteorite is the ninth largest ever found. When researchers sliced off a two-ounce section of the space rock, they found two new minerals named "elaliite" and "elkinstantonite." Details about the minerals remain limited.  "Whenever you find a new mineral, it means that the actual geological conditions, the chemistry of the rock, was different…