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Researchers Developed a New Kind of Diamond From a Meteorite — And It's 58% Harder Than a Normal Diamond

Researchers Developed a New Kind of Diamond From a Meteorite — And It's 58% Harder Than a Normal Diamond A new kind of diamond is now in town, according to researchers. These are apparently 58% harder ...
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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 ...
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50,000-year-old meteorite helps scientists create the hardest diamonds on Earth

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 ...