Until now, researchers believed the mineral could never be found on the earth's surface.

When Oliver Tschauner and colleagues dusted off a sample of volcano-ejected diamond found in a South African mine, they had no idea that they were holding the first-ever natural sample of a new high-pressure mineral from deep within Earth.

Study suggests that certain organic compounds in soil could make asbestos fibers more mobile.

Davemaoite isn’t found in nature because it can’t survive outside the high-pressure environment of Earth’s mantle.

Scientists have discovered a new mineral on the surface of the Earth. There’s just one catch: it shouldn’t be here.

Researchers say they've recovered a mineral from deep inside the Earth — one they thought would never see the light of day.

Scientists never thought such a mineral could be found at the planet's surface.

New mineral from Earth’s lower mantle surfaced as diamond inclusion.

Geochemists from UNLV have discovered a new mineral on Earth's surface that's believed to have originated 410 miles deep within the planet's lower mantle.

What looked like imperfections turned out to be a natural sample of davemaoite, a mineral that can’t hold its structure outside the high pressure of Earth’s lower mantle.

Davemaoite hitched a ride inside a diamond, traveling all the way up from the planet's lower mantle.

Scientists previously synthesized the mineral in a lab using immense amounts of pressure, but they were surprised to find it in nature.