Davemaoite Discovered (IMAGE)

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Davemaoite Discovered

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UNLV mineralogist Oliver Tschauner and colleagues discovered a new mineral that was carried to the surface of the Earth in a diamond (pictured here).

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Aaron Celestian, Los Angeles County Natural History Museum

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