Minerals are stronger than diamonds. They say lonsdaleite can be used to fortify industrial tools, and teach us about the evolution of earth.
AYESHA RASCOE is the host.
Don't move over diamonds. In town, there's more bling. For a long time, the name lonsdaleite was just a theory. Scientists have confirmed its existence, according to CNN. Diamonds and lonsdaleite are both made of carbon and have different atomic structures. What is the biggest difference? The hexagonal structure makes the stone strong. Scientists believe that the meteorite came from a dwarf planet that was billions of years old. The stone formed after an asteroid crashed into that planet. It is possible to make super durable tools out of lonsdaleite. Scientists say this discovery can teach us about the interactions of the universe and the evolution of Earth.
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