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Interesting Engineering

Scientists thought they might never find a sample of the elusive mineral.

The Nevada Independent

With just weeks to go before mandate deadlines arrive, it’s far from clear how many of Nevada’s college students and higher education system employees have received a COVID vaccine.

Republic World

In a major discovery, mineralogists identified a new mineral in a diamond mined from about 410 miles (660 km) below the surface of the earth in Botswana.

Science Times

A group of scientists recently discovered a mineral inside a diamond taken from the depths of the earth for the first time.

Las Vegas Sun

Steve Johnston’s interest in amassing a hoard of toys and action figures began when he was young. What started as a small trading hobby at age 14 became his profession — he’s the toy expert on the Las Vegas-based reality television show “Pawn Stars.”

Nature World News

Scientists have discovered the first instance of a never-before-seen mineral inside a diamond pulled from deep down the Earth's surface.

Daily Star

This mineral, that can only form under high pressure and high temperatures in Earth's mantle, was never seen before until scientists discovered a sample of it trapped in a diamond.

Mysterious Universe

A diamond discovered deep beneath Earth’s surface contains a mineral that has never been found before on our planet.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Once the definitive Vegas book, what does Hunter S. Thompson’s classic say about us now?

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