In September 2023, a round, black capsule the size of a mini fridge ... thénardite, trona and halite. Located in the sun-scorched Mojave Desert and named after a 19th-century prospector ...

Salt is common pantry staple these days, but hundreds of years ago it was a valuable and often rare commodity that people ...

In September 2023, a round, black capsule the size of a mini fridge fell from the sky, parachuting into a Department of Defense training site in the arid Utah desert. The modest container was holding ...

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It is commonly used for minerals such as rock salt (halite), potash, lithium, sulphur and uranium. Wells are drilled into the underground mineral deposit. Often at least two wells are used ...

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sylvite with halite and villiaumite; and (background, from left) magnetite, thenardite and trona. Four of the minerals had not been previously observed in extraterrestrial samples: gaylussite ...

Scientists found 11 minerals in Bennu samples, including calcite, halite, and sylvite, that form when water with dissolved salts evaporates over time, leaving solid crystals. Similar brines have been ...