"Newly discovered mineral petrovite could revolutionize" Topic
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Tango01 | 08 Dec 2020 10:07 p.m. PST |
…batteries "Researchers from St. Petersburg University in Russia found a beautiful new mineral species called "petrovite," created in the volcanos of the remote region of Kamchatka in the country's far east.
The research team that found petrovite was headed by crystallography professor Stanislav Filatov, who studied the minerals of Kamchatka for over 40 years. The area offers amazing mineralogical diversity, with dozens of new minerals found there in recent years, according to the university's press release. Specifically, Filatov focused his attention on scoria (or cinder) cone volcanos and lava flows formed after the eruptions of the Tolbachik Volcano in 1975-1976 and 2012-2013…"
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Shagnasty | 09 Dec 2020 9:46 a.m. PST |
Russian researchers seem to enjoy their work. |
Tango01 | 09 Dec 2020 9:25 p.m. PST |
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