New mineral revealed in computer model is a milestone in virtual mineralogy, says scientists.
Earlier today, a team of geochemists from the University of California, Berkeley announced that they used computer model simulations to reveal a new type of mineral.
By simulating the interaction between gas and liquid in different mineral-rich settings, the scientists were able to identify three new mineral types, and then create a computer model to predict the properties of any one of them.
A computer generated image of one of the three newly revealed minerals. 
A close up of one of the three new minerals.
“The results of our simulation demonstrate that an approach that makes detailed predictions about mineral formation at the local scale is feasible and that such simulations provide an accurate tool in the interpretation of the mineralogy of the Earth,” stated Michael Tinsman, the lead Geo-Xpert at UC Berkeley and the corresponding author of the paper.
Trentington Huxtable is an editor and science reporter at The Counterfeit. He holds a degree in Arts and Sciences and a Masters in Journalism from Harvard University. When he doesn’t write, or write, he writes stories to entertain and amuse. His writing have contributed to sites like Gawker and Kotaku Australia.
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