In short, what did this scientist actually discover and why does it matter?  Sum this up for me.

After lightning struck a tree in a New Port Richey neighborhood, a University of South Florida professor discovered the strike led to the formation of a new phosphorus material. It was found in a rock – the first time in solid form on Earth – and could represent a member of a new mineral group. 

“We have never seen this material occur naturally on Earth – minerals similar to it can be found in meteorites and space, but we've never seen this exact material anywhere,” said geoscientist Matthew Pasek. 
In a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment, Pasek examines how high-energy events, such as lightning, can cause unique chemical reactions, and in this instance, result in a new material  – one that is transitional between space minerals and minerals found on Earth. 

“When lightning strikes a tree, the ground typically explodes out and the surrounding grass dies, forming a scar and sending electric discharge through nearby rock, soil and sand, forming fulgurites, also known as ‘fossilized lightning’,” Pasek said. 

When the New Port Richey homeowners discovered the ‘lightning scar’, they found a fulgurite and decided to sell it, assuming it had value. Pasek purchased it, and later began a collaboration with Luca Bindi, a professor of mineralogy and crystallography at the University of Florence in Italy. 

Together, the team set out to investigate unusual minerals that bear the element phosphorus, especially those formed by lightning, to better understand high-energy phenomena.
“It’s important to understand how much energy lightning has because then we know how much damage a lightning strike can cause on average and how dangerous it is,” Pasek said. “Florida is the lightning capital of the world and lightning safety is important – if lightning is strong enough to melt rock, it can certainly melt people too.”

In wet environments, such as in Florida, Pasek says iron will often accumulate and encrust tree roots. In this case, not only did the lightning strike combust the iron on the tree roots, but it combusted the naturally occurring carbon in the tree as well. The two elements led to a chemical reaction that created a fulgurite that looked like a metal ‘glob.’ 

Inside the fulgurite, a colorful, crystal-like matter revealed a material never before discovered. 

Co-principal investigator Tian Feng, a graduate of USF’s geology program, attempted to remake the material in a lab. The experiment was unsuccessful and indicates the material likely forms quickly under precise conditions, and if heated too long, will turn into the mineral found in meteorites. 

“Previous researchers indicate that lightning reduction of phosphate to have been a widespread phenomenon on the early Earth,” Feng said. “However, there is an environmental phosphite reservoir issue in Earth that these solid phosphite materials are hard to restore.”

Feng says this research may reveal other forms of reduced minerals are plausible and many could have been important in the development of life on Earth.

According to Pasek, it’s unlikely this material could be mined for uses similar to other phosphates, such as fertilizer, given the rarity of it occurring naturally. However, Pasek and Bindi plan to further investigate the material to determine if it could be officially declared a mineral and bring additional awareness to the scientific community. 
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sankshep main, is vaigyanik ne vastav main kya khoja or yah kyon myne rakhata he?mere liye yah yoga.

bijli ke ek nae port richi pados main ek ped par hamalaa karne ke baad, dakshin florida ke ek vishvavidhyalay ke professor ne hadtaal kii khoj kii, jisase ek nai phosphorus saamagree kaa gathan hua.yah ek chattan main paaya gaya tha - prithvi par thos rup main pehali baar - or ek nae khanij samooh ke ek sadsy kaa pratinidhitiv kar saktaa he.

"hamane kabhi nahin dekha he ki yah saamagree prithvi par swaabhaavik rup se hoti he - iske samaan khanij ulkapindon or sthaan main paae ja sakate hai, lekin hamane is sateek saamagree ko kabhi bhi kahin bhi nahin dekha he," bhuvaigyanik mathew pasek ne kaha.
sanchaar prithvi or paryaavaran main prakashit ek haalia adhyayan main, pasek ne jaanch kii ki kaise ucch-urja kii ghatnaayen, jaise bijli, adwitiya rasinic pratikriyaaon kaa kaaran ban sakati hai, or is udhaaharan main, ek nai saamagree main parinaam ho saktaa he-ek jo antariksh khanijon or khanijon ke bich sankramanakalin he.dharti par.

"jab bijli ek ped se takaraa jaati he, to jameen aam taur par visphot ho jaati he or aasapaas kii ghaas mar jaati he, ek nishaan banaati he or paas kii chattan, mitti or ret ke madhyam se electric discharge bhejti he, phulgaritis kaa gathan karti he, jise 'jeevashm bijli' ke rup main bhi janaa jaataa he," pasek ne kaha.

jab nae port richi ghar ke maalikon ne 'litening skaar' kii khoj kii, to unhone ek phulgurit paaya or ise bechney kaa faisla kiya, yah maanate hue ki iskaa mulya tha.Pasek ne ise kharida, or baad main italy main florence vishvavidhyalay main khanij vigyaan or crystalography ke professor luka bindi ke saath sahyog shuru kiya.

saath main, team ne asaamaanya khanijon kii jaanch karne ke liye nirdhaarit kiya jo tatv phosphorus ko sahan karte hai, vishesh rup se bijli dwaara gathit, ucch-urja ghatana ko behatar dhang se samajhane ke liye.
"yah samajhnaa mahatvapurn he ki bijli kii bijli kitni he kyonki tab ham jaanate hai ki bijli kii hadtaal kaa ausat kitna nuksaan ho saktaa he or yah kitna khatarnaak he," pasek ne kaha."florida duniya kii bijli kii rajdhani he or bijli kii suraksha mahatvapurn he - agar bijli chattan ko pighalaane ke liye paryaapt majboot he, to yah nishchit rup se logon ko bhi pighla saktaa he."

geele vaataavaran main, jaise ki florida main, pasek kaa kahana he ki loha aksar ped kii jadon ko jamaa or sanlagn karegaa.is maamle main, na keval bijli kii hadtaal ne ped kii jadon par lohe kaa dahan kiya, balki isane ped main swaabhaavik rup se paae jane vaale carbon ko bhi dahan kiya.donon tatwon ne ek rasinic pratikriya kaa netritv kiya jisane ek phulgurit banaaya jo ek dhaatu ‘globe kii tarah dikhataa tha. '

phulgurit ke andar, ek rangeen, crystal jaise maamle ne ek saamagree kaa pataa nahin lagaaya jo pehle kabhi khoja nahin gaya tha.

uasuef ke bhuvigyaan kaarykram ke snaatak, sah-pramukh anveshak tiyaan pheng ne ek prayogshaala main saamagree ko rimek karne kaa prayaas kiya.prayog asafal tha or sateek paristhitiyon main saamagree kii sambhaavna ko jaldi se ingit karata he, or yadi bahut lambey samay tak garm kiya jaataa he, to ulkapindon main paae jane vaale khanij main badal jayega.

"pichley shodhakartaaon ne sanket diya ki phosphate kii bijli kii kami praarambhik prithvi par ek vyapak ghatana rahi he," pheng ne kaha."haalanki, prithvi main ek paryaavarniya phosphite jalashay kaa mudda he ki in thos phosphite saamagree ko behaal karnaa mushkil he."

pheng kaa kahana he ki is shodh se pataa chal saktaa he ki kam khanijon ke anya roopon ko prashansaneey he or kai log prithvi par jivan ke vikaas main mahatvapurn ho sakate hai.

Pasek ke anusaar, yah sambhaavna nahin he ki is saamagree ko anya phosphate ke samaan upyog ke liye khanan kiya ja saktaa he, jaise ki urvarak, swaabhaavik rup se hone vaali durlabhta ko dekhte hue.haalanki, Pasek or Bindi ne yah nirdhaarit karne ke liye saamagree kii jaanch karne kii yojana banaai he ki kya ise aadhikarik taur par ek khanij ghoshit kiya ja saktaa he or vaigyanik samudaay ke liye atirikt jaagrukta laayaa ja saktaa he.
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uniwarsity of south florida ke professor mathew pasek kaa maananaa he ki unhone ek nae prakaar ke phosphorus khanij kii khoj kii he, jo new port richi, florida main ek ped par hamalaa karne se bana he.unka kahana he ki khanij ulkapindon main paaya jaataa he, lekin aisa kuch bhi nahin paaya gaya he jo prithvi par prakritik kaarnon se viksit ho rahaa he.

jab bijli ek ped se takaraati he, to jameen aamtaur par fat jaati he or paas kii ghaas mar jaati he.jaisaa ki yah karata he, electric charge phulgaritis banaata he kyonki yah mitti, ret or chattan se gujarata he.bijli kii hadtaal ke baad, ghar ke maalikon ne ghatnasthal par ek phulgurit paaya or ise pasek ko bech diya, jinhone italy main florence vishvavidhyalay se luka bindi ke saath milakar iskaa adhyayan kiya.phulgurit ke andar, unhen rangeen crystal mili jaise unhone pehle kuch bhi nahin dekha tha.

ek anya shodhakarta ne saamagree ko phir se banane kaa prayaas kiya, lekin aisa karne main asamarth tha, jo ingit karata he ki saamagree keval sateek paristhitiyon main hoti he.yah mana jaataa he ki phosphate ke saath bijli kii baatcheet prithvi ke shuruaati vikaas ke dauraan aksar hoti thi, isliye pasek ne jo khanij paaya, vah jivan ke vikaas main ek bhoomika nibhaa saktaa tha.kyonki yah itnaa durlabh he ki yah sambhaavna nahin he ki is khanij ko khanan kiya ja saktaa he, lekin is saamagree main aage ke shodh se hamaare vaigyanik gyaan main vruddhi hoti he.
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sankshep main, is vaigyanik ne vastav main kya khoja or yah kyon myne rakhata he?mere liye yah yoga.

bijli ke ek nae port richi pados main ek ped par hamalaa karne ke baad, dakshin florida ke ek vishvavidhyalay ke professor ne hadtaal kii khoj kii, jisase ek nai phosphorus saamagree kaa gathan hua.yah ek chattan main paaya gaya tha - prithvi par thos rup main pehali baar - or ek nae khanij samooh ke ek sadsy kaa pratinidhitiv kar saktaa he.

"hamane kabhi nahin dekha he ki yah saamagree prithvi par swaabhaavik rup se hoti he - iske samaan khanij ulkapindon or sthaan main paae ja sakate hai, lekin hamane is sateek saamagree ko kabhi bhi kahin bhi nahin dekha he," bhuvaigyanik mathew pasek ne kaha.
sanchaar prithvi or paryaavaran main prakashit ek haalia adhyayan main, pasek ne jaanch kii ki kaise ucch-urja kii ghatnaayen, jaise bijli, adwitiya rasinic pratikriyaaon kaa kaaran ban sakati hai, or is udhaaharan main, ek nai saamagree main parinaam ho saktaa he-ek jo antariksh khanijon or khanijon ke bich sankramanakalin he.dharti par.

"jab bijli ek ped se takaraa jaati he, to jameen aam taur par visphot ho jaati he or aasapaas kii ghaas mar jaati he, ek nishaan banaati he or paas kii chattan, mitti or ret ke madhyam se electric discharge bhejti he, phulgaritis kaa gathan karti he, jise 'jeevashm bijli' ke rup main bhi janaa jaataa he," pasek ne kaha.

jab nae port richi ghar ke maalikon ne 'litening skaar' kii khoj kii, to unhone ek phulgurit paaya or ise bechney kaa faisla kiya, yah maanate hue ki iskaa mulya tha.Pasek ne ise kharida, or baad main italy main florence vishvavidhyalay main khanij vigyaan or crystalography ke professor luka bindi ke saath sahyog shuru kiya.

saath main, team ne asaamaanya khanijon kii jaanch karne ke liye nirdhaarit kiya jo tatv phosphorus ko sahan karte hai, vishesh rup se bijli dwaara gathit, ucch-urja ghatana ko behatar dhang se samajhane ke liye.
"yah samajhnaa mahatvapurn he ki bijli kii bijli kitni he kyonki tab ham jaanate hai ki bijli kii hadtaal kaa ausat kitna nuksaan ho saktaa he or yah kitna khatarnaak he," pasek ne kaha."florida duniya kii bijli kii rajdhani he or bijli kii suraksha mahatvapurn he - agar bijli chattan ko pighalaane ke liye paryaapt majboot he, to yah nishchit rup se logon ko bhi pighla saktaa he."

geele vaataavaran main, jaise ki florida main, pasek kaa kahana he ki loha aksar ped kii jadon ko jamaa or sanlagn karegaa.is maamle main, na keval bijli kii hadtaal ne ped kii jadon par lohe kaa dahan kiya, balki isane ped main swaabhaavik rup se paae jane vaale carbon ko bhi dahan kiya.donon tatwon ne ek rasinic pratikriya kaa netritv kiya jisane ek phulgurit banaaya jo ek dhaatu ‘globe kii tarah dikhataa tha. '

phulgurit ke andar, ek rangeen, crystal jaise maamle ne ek saamagree kaa pataa nahin lagaaya jo pehle kabhi khoja nahin gaya tha.

uasuef ke bhuvigyaan kaarykram ke snaatak, sah-pramukh anveshak tiyaan pheng ne ek prayogshaala main saamagree ko rimek karne kaa prayaas kiya.prayog asafal tha or sateek paristhitiyon main saamagree kii sambhaavna ko jaldi se ingit karata he, or yadi bahut lambey samay tak garm kiya jaataa he, to ulkapindon main paae jane vaale khanij main badal jayega.

"pichley shodhakartaaon ne sanket diya ki phosphate kii bijli kii kami praarambhik prithvi par ek vyapak ghatana rahi he," pheng ne kaha."haalanki, prithvi main ek paryaavarniya phosphite jalashay kaa mudda he ki in thos phosphite saamagree ko behaal karnaa mushkil he."

pheng kaa kahana he ki is shodh se pataa chal saktaa he ki kam khanijon ke anya roopon ko prashansaneey he or kai log prithvi par jivan ke vikaas main mahatvapurn ho sakate hai.

Pasek ke anusaar, yah sambhaavna nahin he ki is saamagree ko anya phosphate ke samaan upyog ke liye khanan kiya ja saktaa he, jaise ki urvarak, swaabhaavik rup se hone vaali durlabhta ko dekhte hue.haalanki, Pasek or Bindi ne yah nirdhaarit karne ke liye saamagree kii jaanch karne kii yojana banaai he ki kya ise aadhikarik taur par ek khanij ghoshit kiya ja saktaa he or vaigyanik samudaay ke liye atirikt jaagrukta laayaa ja saktaa he.</s>
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uniwarsity of south florida ke professor mathew pasek kaa maananaa he ki unhone ek nae prakaar ke phosphorus khanij kii khoj kii he, jo new port richi, florida main ek ped par hamalaa karne se bana he.unka kahana he ki khanij ulkapindon main paaya jaataa he, lekin aisa kuch bhi nahin paaya gaya he jo prithvi par prakritik kaarnon se viksit ho rahaa he.

jab bijli ek ped se takaraati he, to jameen aamtaur par fat jaati he or paas kii ghaas mar jaati he.jaisaa ki yah karata he, electric charge phulgaritis banaata he kyonki yah mitti, ret or chattan se gujarata he.bijli kii hadtaal ke baad, ghar ke maalikon ne ghatnasthal par ek phulgurit paaya or ise pasek ko bech diya, jinhone italy main florence vishvavidhyalay se luka bindi ke saath milakar iskaa adhyayan kiya.phulgurit ke andar, unhen rangeen crystal mili jaise unhone pehle kuch bhi nahin dekha tha.

ek anya shodhakarta ne saamagree ko phir se banane kaa prayaas kiya, lekin aisa karne main asamarth tha, jo ingit karata he ki saamagree keval sateek paristhitiyon main hoti he.yah mana jaataa he ki phosphate ke saath bijli kii baatcheet prithvi ke shuruaati vikaas ke dauraan aksar hoti thi, isliye pasek ne jo khanij paaya, vah jivan ke vikaas main ek bhoomika nibhaa saktaa tha.kyonki yah itnaa durlabh he ki yah sambhaavna nahin he ki is khanij ko khanan kiya ja saktaa he, lekin is saamagree main aage ke shodh se hamaare vaigyanik gyaan main vruddhi hoti he.</s>
