Researchers have discovered at least two new minerals that have never been seen on Earth before in a massive meteorite that was found in Somalia two years ago. As reported by Live Science ...

"Whenever you find a new mineral, it means that the actual ... The minerals came from a nearly 2.5-ounce slice of the meteorite, which was discovered in Somalia in 2020 and is the ninth-largest ...

One of the new minerals is called Elaliite and comes from the space object itself, which is called the “El Ali” meteorite since it was found near the town of El Ali in central Somalia.

The official names for the new minerals are elaliite ... "elaliite" honours the fact that the meteorite was unearthed in the district of El Ali in Somalia, and "elkinstantonite" is named after ...