Researchers have succeeded in creating a rare type of diamond, known as lonsdaleite or hexagonal diamond. This material, ...

Chinese and American scientists claim to be the first to make large enough quantities of diamonds with a hexagonal structure ...

Scientists have created the first sizable meteorite diamond — also known as lonsdaleite or hexagonal diamond — a material ...

The stone, called lonsdaleite, has a hardness and strength that exceeds that of a regular diamond. The rare mineral arrived here by way of a meteorite, new research has suggested.

They predict that the lonsdaleite was somewhat replaced by diamonds as its environment cooled and pressure decreased, scientists said. And they didn't just find the source of the mysterious crystal.

First identified in 1967, lonsdaleite is the hardest naturally-occuring mineral ever discovered—yes, it’s even harder than diamonds. Lonsdaleite, however, has only been found in meteorites ...

“We think that lonsdaleite could be used to make tiny, ultra-hard machine parts if we can develop an industrial process that promotes replacement of pre-shaped graphite parts by lonsdaleite.” ...

Lonsdaleite has previously been found in meteorites, including the Diablo Canyon meteorite, a fragment found in Arizona’s famous Meteor Crater. The mineral has also been created in lab settings ...

Scientists have known about lonsdaleite for at least half a century, after discovering it in meteorite samples, but the amounts discovered have been tiny with crystals measuring just nanometers in ...

Lonsdaleite is named after pioneering British crystallographer Dame Kathleen Lonsdale, the first woman fellow of the Royal Society, a collective of notable scientists.

The stone, called lonsdaleite, has a hardness and strength that exceeds that of a regular diamond. The rare mineral arrived here by way of a meteorite, new research has suggested.