The mineral 'alien & # 39; is in rocks coming from space

Australia.- A mineral rather strange and of supposed extraterrestrial origin, could be discovered by an Australian student who would have discovered something after having studied some rocks in Woodleigh Crater in Western Australia. This mineral begins to be zircon and then becomes reidite.

This item, according to experts, is much rarer than gold and even diamonds, which makes it even more coveted and mysterious.

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Morgan Cox a student at the Faculty of Geology and Planetary Sciences at Curtin University, Australia, reported the discovery and explained Minerals are formed only in rocks subjected to extreme pressure, due to the impact when they come from space and collide with the earth's crust.

On the website, the young scientist explains that the Reidite begins to be one During the pressure generated by the impact, this phenomenon then becomes a very strange phenomenon that has only been detected in six craters on the Earth.

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The mystery of the rocks appeared 17 years ago

Cox explains that the discovery occurred when Cox suggested reexamining the samples taken 17 years ago from Woodleigh Crater, near Shark Bay, Australia

Aaron Cavosie, director of university research, said:

when we took over the same. studying these rocks, we did it with better tools than twenty years ago and we found microscopic particles of mineral reidite.

He explained that "this gave us an indication of the tremendous pressure these rocks had on impact, which made them look like an accordion".

The specialist explained that no one was looking for reedite in the Earth, but "whenever it is found, it is almost by chance."

This is the first time that this rare mineral is found in Australia.

Morgan finishes the project with us this year and wants to do a doctorate in planetary sciences. I can not think of a better start for his career, he finished.