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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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Chinese scientists create rare meteorite diamonds much harder than ones found on Earth

A team of Chinese scientists may have cracked the secret behind the strange Canyon Diablo diamonds. Hexagonal in form rather than cubic, the process behind how these diamonds formed has, until now, ...
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A 10-carat blue diamond shines at a $100 million exhibition in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI – A rare blue diamond was displayed Tuesday at an exhibition of $100 million worth of the world's rarest diamonds in the United Arab Emirates’ capital, Abu Dhabi. The eight diamonds on ...
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50,000-year-old meteorite helps scientists create the hardest diamonds on Earth

A mystery that puzzled scientists for more than half a century may finally have an answer. The strange crystals hidden in a famous Arizona meteorite have now been recreated in a lab, and they could ...