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 ...

"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 ...

“Whenever you find a new mineral, it means that the ... dubbed the “El Ali” meteorite because it was found near El Ali, in Somalia. Herd named the second mineral after distinguished ...

Researchers in Canada have discovered two new minerals in a meteorite that landed in east Africa’s Somalia in 2020. The 15-tonne El Ali meteorite is the ninth largest celestial rock found on ...

However, in 2020 a meteorite fell in Somalia and was handed over to researchers ... Typically it takes quite some time for scientists to confirm a new mineral, but the process was sped up as ...

A team of researchers has discovered at least two new minerals that have never before been seen on Earth in a 15-tonne meteorite. The space rock was found in Somalia and is the ninth-largest ...

“The very first day he did some analyses, he said, ‘You’ve got at least two new minerals ... “El Ali” meteorite since it was found near the town of El Ali in central Somalia.

“The very first day he did some analyses, he said, ‘You’ve got at least two new minerals in there ... which is called the “El Ali” meteorite since it was found near the town of El Ali in central ...