Science
Scientists Create Crystal Stronger Than Diamond – Forbes
First direct measurements suggest that lonsdaleite, also called hexagonal diamond, is the strongest and hardest mineral found in nature.
Rendering of a diamond.
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Currently, diamond is regarded to be one of the hardest and most scratch-resistant natural materials in the world. Most diamonds found in nature and often used in jewelry display a cubic crystal structure, a repeating pattern of 8 atoms forming a cube with carbon atoms at its vertices. Each carbon atom forms four bonds with its neighbors, explaining the overall stability and hardness of the crystal structure.
Although diamond is commonly mentioned as the hardest mineral,…
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