Miassite

Miassite

Miassite

Mineral and unconventional superconductor

Miassite is a mineral made of rhodium and sulfur, with the stoichometric formula Rh
17S
15, which is a superconductor and an unconventional superconductor. Naturally occurring miassite is too brittle, so it is made in a lab for superconductor research. [1]

Its ability to be an unconventional superconductor was discovered at Ames National Laboratory in 2024. [2]

Miassite, covellite, parkerite, and palladseite, occur in nature, and are also made in labs as superconductors. Miassite is the only one found to also have unconventional superconductivity. [3]

References

  1. [1]
    "A Superconductor Found in Nature Has Rocked the Scientific World". Popular Mechanics. 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  2. [2]
    "Scientists reveal the first unconventional superconductor that can be found in mineral form in nature". MSN.
  3. [3]
    "A Superconductor Found in Nature Has Rocked the Scientific World". Popular Mechanics. 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
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