The mineral discovered in the lunar meteorite could help study the Earth’s mantle

(MENAFN – NewsBytes) A ​​new mineral has been discovered in a lunar meteorite by European researchers.

The mineral, called donwilhelmsite, was discovered inside the Oued Awlitis 001 meteorite, which was found in 2014 in Western Sahara.

Donwilhelmsite is a high-pressure mineral and could help scientists understand what happens inside the Earth’s mantle, according to a study published in the journal American Mineralogist.

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Donwilhelmsite discovery composed of calcium, aluminum, silicon, oxygen

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