Researchers in Australia have discovered that a type of diamond called lonsdaleite can exist independently of normal diamond in a rare type of meteorite. The team, led by Andy Tomkins at Monash University, made the discovery by using electron microscopy to identify the harder form of diamond within ancient meteorites. The team also includes researchers at RMIT University and their results provide strong evidence for how this form of diamond can form in nature, and potentially even be created for industrial applications.
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