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Exciting New Mineral Discovered in Active Russian Volcano
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Exciting new mineral discovered in active Russian volcano [9news.com.au]:
An exciting new mineral has been discovered deep in the heart of an active volcano in Russia [9news.com.au].A group of researchers from St Petersburg University were on an expedition at the Tolbachik volcano, in the Kamchatka Peninsula, when they found a bright bluey-green substance deep in one of the furnaces.The crystallised substance, never before documented in the science community, has been named Petrovite and could be a new way to power batteries, the group said in a paper submitted on the university's website [english.spbu.ru].READ MORE:Why scientists believe volcanoes have 'memory' [9news.com.au]A key characteristic of the Petrovite mineral is atoms of oxygen, sodium, copper and sulphur that form a network "impregnated with voids and channels", according to Professor Stanislav Filatov, the head of the university research group that led the expedition.He said the Tolbachik volcano is "a real factory for the production of new minerals unknown to science", with Mount Vesuvius the only other European volcano it compares to."These channels allow relatively small sodium atoms to move freely," Professor Filatov said in the paper.READ MORE:New dinosaur species found buried by volcanic eruption in China [9news.com.au]"Therefore, we assume that Petrovite can be used to produce sodium ion batteries, a more economical and efficient replacement for existing lithium batteries."The Petrovite was discovered in 2000 in a cinder cone associated with a 1975 eruption and was stored for later analysis, according to Live Science.The Petrovite was discovered in 2000 in a cinder cone associated with a 1975 eruption and was stored for later analysis, according to Live Science.The Petrovite was discovered in 2000 in a cinder cone associated with a 1975 eruption and was stored for later analysis, according to Live Science.Continue readingCONTACT USSend your photos, videos and stories to 9News contact@9news.com.au [mailto]
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