Researchers have discovered a new material that is not naturally found – Science

Researchers have discovered a new mineral from a meteorite, discovered nearly 70 years ago in a small town in Australia. the Wedderburn meteorite, which was found in 1951, in the Australian city of Wedderburn, contains a mineral that does not exist naturally on Earth.

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Scientists have analyzed the 210 grams of elusive rock since their discovery, and it is only recently that the mineral 'edscottite' has been discovered. The mineral was named after Edward Scott of the University of Hawaii, known for his work in cosmochemistry and meteorite. According to research published in From Gryuter, the researchers discovered an iron carbide mineral that naturally does not exist anywhere else.

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The meteorite is thought to be part of the molten core of an ancient planet that has now been destroyed. The researchers examined a small portion of the red and black meteorites, while the rock itself is preserved in the Victoria Museums collection in Australia. Over the years, it has been reduced to one-third of its original size, as various teams of researchers cut small pieces for analysis. Previous analyzes revealed traces of common minerals such as iron and gold, but also found rarer materials such as kamacite, schreibersite, taenite and troilite.

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Geoffrey Bonning of the Australian National University explained to L & # 39; age, that the meteorite is a remnant of ancient planets pressurized molten nucleus. The molten metal must have reacted with carbon and other materials when the planet has collapsed to form a composite material such as edscottite. And because of the collision, space rock was swept into space and eventually found its way to the Australian city of Wedderburn.