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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 than ordinary diamonds. Findings about these meteorite diamonds were published in the journal Nature.
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Allende Meteorite: The Space Rock That Fell To Earth Containing Extraterrestrial Proteins And Dust Older Than The Sun

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
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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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Inclusions in the Allende Meteorite / Brian Mason and S.R. Taylor

Six discrete groups of inclusions have been distinguished in the Allende meteorite. Groups I, V, and VI are mostly melilite-rich chondrules, although some have been extensively altered to fine-grained ...