Russian scientists claimed that they have found a new type of mineral in a meteorite which is harder than diamond.
A meteorite discovered in Russia in 2016 has been analyzed and scientists performed different tests on the mineral, now they have claimed that it contains a mineral which is harder than diamonds.
the space rock was found by gold hunters in Siberia, and extensive tests have been performed on it.
Boris Shustov, head of institute of astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that it was fairly common to find a new mineral in meteorites because those minerals grow under different cosmic conditions.
scientists named this mineral Uakitite.
The new discovery was unveiled by researchers from the Ural Federal University, Novosibirsk state university and geological institute at the Siberian branch of the Russian Accademy of Sciences.
A statement from the university said: "It forms isometric crystals or rounded grains. The size of grains of uakitite is less than 5 micrometers."
Participants at the Annual Meeting of Meteoritic Society in Moscow, were the first to hear about the discovery of new mineral which is as hard as diamond.
The study was published in https://metsoc2017-santafe.com/
