New Mineral Found on Moon

On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 23:59, babbler36 wrote:
> --- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "victoriatangoman"
> wrote:
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3659551.stm
>
> I don't see how this could make space devlopment easier. The only
> affect it could have it it may or may not make lunar (and asteriodal)
> iron and silicon more obtanble. It seem like its just another
> interesting geological fact.

The interesting thing for lunar development is that there may be
minerals there that are formed by processes that simply don't exist
here. And if they do then there's a chance some might end up looking
interesting enough to turn into gem stones that can be sold on earth...
Slim chance, but still a chance now that we know of mineral formation
due to normal space conditions.

-MM