Date: 24/05/2019 09:02:25
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 1390798
Subject: New Mineral Discovered

New Mineral Discovered

A new mineral discovered in Luxembourg has been officially recognised and dubbed ‘Luxembourgite’.

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Date: 24/05/2019 09:12:42
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 1390805
Subject: re: New Mineral Discovered

Under a microscope, the mineral has long grey metal fibers. Silver, copper, lead, bismuth and selenium are all present in its composition, giving it the official formula: AgCuPbBi 4 Se 8.

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Date: 25/05/2019 17:46:20
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1391393
Subject: re: New Mineral Discovered

Tau.Neutrino said:


Under a microscope, the mineral has long grey metal fibers. Silver, copper, lead, bismuth and selenium are all present in its composition, giving it the official formula: AgCuPbBi 4 Se 8.


> AgCuPbBi 4 Se 8

Nice.

I wonder how often new minerals are discovered?

Here’s a list of 30 new carbon-containing minerals verified since December 2015, with photos of 28 of them.
https://mineralchallenge.net/new-mineral-listing/

eg.
Lazaraskeite, verified March 2019.

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