RAPAPORT… Israeli exploration company Shefa Yamim has identified a new
mineral while examining gemstones it had unearthed in the country.
The miner has named the material carmeltazite, as it discovered
it on Israel’s Mount Carmel, and its major chemical components are titanium,
aluminum and zirconium, Shefa Yamim said last week. The mineral exists inside
the miner’s Carmel sapphires, a type of corundum the company has been producing
in the north of Israel.
The International Mineralogical Association’s (IMA)
Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification has approved the
discovery and the name, Shefa Yamim added.
Image: Carmel sapphire. (Shefa Yamim)
Israeli Miner Discovers New Mineral
The Bottom Line
- Shefa Yamim identified a new mineral named carmeltazite in gemstones from Mount Carmel, Israel.
- Carmeltazite's primary chemical components are titanium, aluminum, and zirconium.
- The International Mineralogical Association has officially approved the mineral's discovery and name.
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