Merelaniite Whiskers (IMAGE)

Michigan Technological University

Merelaniite Whiskers

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The tiny, silvery, cylindrical whiskers are a new mineral --merelaniite -- named for a mining region in Tanzania.

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Michigan Tech, John Jaszczak

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