Portal:Minerals/Did you know/7

... that while bultfonteinite (pictured) was discovered as early as 1903, the mineral wasn't described until 1932?
... that the minerals armalcolite, pyroxferroite and tranquillityite were discovered in lunar rocks?
... that taaffeite, one of the world's rarest gemstones, is the first mineral known to contain both beryllium and magnesium as essential components?
... that the newly discovered mineral krotite likely was one of the earliest minerals formed in the Solar System?