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Discovered in the ultramafic mountains in central Sabah, the species was named for the orangutan, due to its hairs’ striking resemblance to the great ape’s long, dark, rusty-red hair.
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Grrlscientist, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The concentration of nickel in ultramafic soil is probably too low to open a proper mine, but too high to grow crops and other vegetation.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
But since then, researchers have melted ultramafic rocks, which are rich in iron and magnesium and are highly conductive.
—Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2011
Quarrying, crushing, and grinding ultramafic rocks would cost only about $10 per ton of CO2 absorbed, Wilson and her team estimate.
—Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 3 Sep. 2020
Wilson and her colleagues sprayed the mine’s ultramafic rock tailings with dilute sulfuric acid, causing magnesium to leach out.
—Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 3 Sep. 2020
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Grrlscientist, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The concentration of nickel in ultramafic soil is probably too low to open a proper mine, but too high to grow crops and other vegetation.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
But since then, researchers have melted ultramafic rocks, which are rich in iron and magnesium and are highly conductive.
—Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2011
Quarrying, crushing, and grinding ultramafic rocks would cost only about $10 per ton of CO2 absorbed, Wilson and her team estimate.
—Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 3 Sep. 2020
Wilson and her colleagues sprayed the mine’s ultramafic rock tailings with dilute sulfuric acid, causing magnesium to leach out.
—Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 3 Sep. 2020
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“Ultramafic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultramafic. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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