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Scientists Have Finally Sampled the Most Abundant Material On Earth

Posted by Soulskill on from the not-made-out-of-people dept.

rossgneumann writes: The most abundant material on Earth didn't have a name, and, in fact, hadn't been seen — until now. For the first time ever, scientists have gotten their hands on a sample of bridgmanite, a mineral that is believed to make up more than a third of the volume of the Earth. In a new paper published in Science late last week, Oliver Tschauner of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and his team describe bridgmanite for the first time.

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  1. KM vs MILES by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Love that the diagrams are in kilometers and the article talks in miles!
    Quality!