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title: You’ll Never Guess What 30% Of The Earth Is Made Of — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/youll-never-guess-what-30-of-the-earth-is-made-of/
date: 2014-12-08
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# You’ll Never Guess What 30% Of The Earth Is Made Of

In 1879, the Earth’s most abundant mineral was discovered, but it was only just recently named! What took so long?