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Scientists Discover Exotic New Mineral Forged in The Furnace of a Russian Volcano – ScienceAlert
Volcanoes rank among the most destructive and awe-inspiring phenomena on the planet. But these fiery fissures do much more than just destroy. They also create.
Volcanoes rank among the most destructive and awe-inspiring phenomena on the planet. But these fiery fissures do much more than just destroy. They also create.
In a new study, researchers in Russia report the discovery of one such creation an unusual mineral never before documented by scientists: an alluring, vibrantly blue-and-green crystallised substance the team have called petrovite.
The mineral was found in the volcanic landscape of Russia’s far east, atop the Tolbachik volcano in the Kamchatka…
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