Scientists have recorded minerals in the El Ali meteorite that have never been found on Earth before.
The meteorite was found in Somalia two years ago, it weighs about 14 tons. After its discovery, the 70-gram part was sent to the university for research. As a result, two new minerals were found there — elaliite and elkinstantonite. Experts also reported that they may have found another rock in the samples, which experts have never seen in the natural environment on Earth.
The authors hope that they will be able to discover other unknown minerals if they can take more samples from the meteorite, but the fate of the space object remains unclear — according to the information available to scientists, the meteorite was transported to China in search of a potential buyer.