A mining firm operating in the Zevulun Valley, near Mount Carmel in northern Israel, uncovered this incredible find. They found a mineral that has never been seen on our planet before. The International Mineralogical Association has now included this new mineral to a list of newly discovered minerals and is awaiting formal clearance.
This mineral was formerly assumed to be of alien origin. It looks a lot like Allendeite, a mineral found in 1969 after a meteorite landed on Earth.
This find is significant because it demonstrates that minerals like this may occur naturally on our own planet.
The new mineral will be dubbed Carmelite, according to Shefa Yamin, the mining company’s CEO, because it was discovered near Mount Carmel.
It has been proven via multiple investigations that this material is far harder than any other mineral we know, even harder than a diamond.
Carmelite is one of the rarest minerals on the planet, having only been discovered in the Zevulun Valley.
