(The Gist of Science Reporter) Goldschmidt Ite — New Mineral in Diamond  [JANUARY-2020]

(The Gist of Science Reporter) Goldschmidt Ite — New Mineral in Diamond

Goldschmidt Ite — New Mineral in Diamond

• A new and unusual mineral has been discovered by an Alberta student as inclusion in diamond from a volcanic site in South Africa.
• It was named as Goldschmidt Site in honour of mineralogist Victor Moritz Goldschmidt.
• According to the study, the mineral is dark green and opaque found about 170 kilometres beneath the Earth’s surface.
• Goldschmidt It contains a high concentration of niobium, potassium and rare elements.
• Potassium and niobium are the main components in the mineral which is very rare in the mantle.
• The research has been published in the American Mineralogist.

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