Strange Hexagonal Diamonds Found on Earth That Came From Another Planet


A unusual "folded diamond" that came to Earth from space through an asteroid has been found by scientists.

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The substance was discovered and is called as lonsdaleite

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it is carbon-based, just like a diamond

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Lonsdaleite is commonly referred to as a hexagonal diamond

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the fact that its crystal structure is organised in a hexagonal pattern

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Lonsdaleite is a substance of interest to scientists

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