U of A experts help classify two new minerals from Somalia meteorite

Researchers from the University of Alberta are part of a team that has discovered at least two minerals never before seen on earth. The newly named elaliite and elkinstantonite were found in a small sample of the 15-tonne El Ali meteorite from Somalia, which was sent to the U of A for classification. “Whenever you find a new mineral, it means that the actual geological conditions, the chemistry of the rock, was different than what’s been found before,” said Chris Herd, a profes