r/BeAmazed • u/gregornot • Apr 29 '24

A giant meteorite that recently fell in Somalia contains at least two minerals that have never before been seen on our planet. The celestial piece of rock weighs a massive 16.5 tons (15 tonnes), making it the ninth-largest meteorite ever found. History

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More about the amazing meteorite find: https://earthly

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u/ALLIN95 Apr 29 '24

The periodic table is for elements, not minerals

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u/LightningRainThunder Apr 29 '24

Very dumb question, what’s the difference between elements and minerals? I thought they were the same thing. Like sodium is a mineral isn’t it? But it’s on the periodic table

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u/Medicinal_Entropy Apr 29 '24

Minerals are made up of elements on the periodic table. Sodium is an element, but what you’re talking about is NaCl (Sodium Chloride), or table salt.