Rare Moon Mineral Found On Earth

sciencehabit writes "A mineral previously known only from moon rocks and lunar meteorites has now been found on Earth. Researchers discovered the substance — dubbed tranquillityite after the Sea of Tranquility, where Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the Moon in July 1969— at six sites in Western Australia (abstract). The mineral occurs only in minuscule amounts and has no economic value, but scientists say it could be used for age-dating the rocks in which it occurs."

Comments

Rare and of no economic value, huh?

[Anonymous Coward]

Sounds just like the occasional pearl of wisdom that my brother might offer.

Missing Moon Rocks?

[monzie]

Maybe the people who stole the moon rocks finally decided to scatter them at remote places and run away.

It's called "Cheese".

[Anonymous Coward]

Most earthly deposits are found in the state of Minnesota and the country of Switzerland.

Re:Er, Wisconsin, not Minnesota...

[Baloroth]

So shoot me, I don't live in the US.

Minnesota isn't Texas. We don't shoot people here, we prefer to kill them by waiting for an eternity at a stop-sign waving them through even though we have the right of way.

Re:Er, Wisconsin, not Minnesota...

[tgd]

Then stop telling jokes about us.

Jerk.

Why is it that we non-USians know more about your country than many of you? When you turn 5 (mentally), get someone to explain how dimwitted your comment is and how much you have portrayed your ignorance.

Now, go back to your trailer and your cousin-wife, dumbass.

Hey, don't knock trailer-trash cousin-wives -- they can be all kinds of hot and dirty.

Confused

[AndrewStephens]

So the moon contains rare earth elements, and now we have rare moon minerals on Earth. MAKE UP YOUR DAMN MINDS, EARTH/MOON SYSTEM!