Researchers found three minerals never before catalogued on Earth

We’re always learning more about our planet. From figuring out where life on Earth originated to exactly what lies beneath the Earth’s surface, there’s plenty we still don't know about our little floating rock. However, researchers have found another piece of the puzzle recently with the cataloguing of three new minerals never before recognized by scientists.

The minerals in question are known as raydemarkite, virgilluethite, and stunorthropite. They’re just three of the 5,998 minerals we currently know about on Earth.