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Israeli Miner Discovers New Mineral
Jan 14, 2019 8:56 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Israeli exploration company Shefa Yamim has identified a new
mineral while examining gemstones it had unearthed in the country.
The miner has named the material carmeltazite, as it discovered
it on Israel’s Mount Carmel, and its major chemical components are titanium,
aluminum and zirconium, Shefa Yamim said last week. The mineral exists inside
the miner’s Carmel sapphires, a type of corundum the company has been producing
in the north of Israel.
The International Mineralogical Association’s (IMA)
Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification has approved the
discovery and the name, Shefa Yamim added.
Image: Carmel sapphire. (Shefa Yamim)
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Tags:
Carmel sapphires, carmeltazite, IMA, International Mineralogical Association, Rapaport News, Shefa Yamim
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