Previously it was thought that the chemical species is located exclusively on the moon.
A group of geologists found in Western Australia samples of lunar mineral of tranquilitea.
Previously it was thought that the chemical species is located exclusively on the moon, where American astronauts in 1969 brought the particles of the soil. However, scientists were able to find tranquility and on the Ground.
Geologists found in Australia six deposits of a rare mineral of tranquilitea, which until now were considered exclusively “moon” stone, since the substance was first found in samples of lunar soil, delivered in 1969, the American astronauts of mission “Apollo-11”.
The researchers explain that tranquility always been a part of the Land, but the mineral consists of a very thin “needles”, whose thickness does not exceed the size of a human hair. So the stone fairly quickly breaks up into components under the influence of elevated temperatures or pressure. Look for tranquility geologists suggest deep beneath the Earth’s surface. On the moon the conditions for the preservation of the mineral intact more acceptable, although tranquility on Earth “lived” until the age of 1 billion years.
It is believed that this mineral will allow scientists to quickly and accurately determine the age of various rocks.
