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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Oliver Holmes

Researchers discover two new minerals on meteorite grounded in Somalia

A slice of the El Ali meteorite.
A slice of the El Ali meteorite contains two minerals never seen before in a natural state on Earth. Photograph: Supplied

A team of researchers in Canada say they have discovered two new minerals – and potentially a third – after analysing a slice of a 15-tonne meteorite that landed in east Africa.

The meteorite, the ninth largest recorded at over 2 metres wide, was unearthed in Somalia in 2020, although local camel herders say it was well known to them for generations and named Nightfall in their songs and poems.

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