A team of Chinese scientists may have cracked the secret behind the strange Canyon Diablo diamonds. Hexagonal in form rather than cubic, the process behind how these diamonds formed has, until now, ...
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Scientists have finally made an elusive meteorite diamond, predicted to be 50% harder than Earth diamonds
Scientists have created the first sizable meteorite diamond — also known as lonsdaleite or hexagonal diamond — a material predicted to be even harder than the diamonds normally found on Earth. The ...
A mystery that puzzled scientists for more than half a century may finally have an answer. The strange crystals hidden in a famous Arizona meteorite have now been recreated in a lab, and they could ...
A meteorite might have acted as a ‘giant fertilizer bomb’ that helped early microorganisms to thrive. Plus, 5 million tonnes of diamond dust sprinkled in the skies each year could cool the climate. A ...
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