Ionsdaleite - It used to dominated by diamonds but not anymore. A rare natural substance called Ionsdaleite, which is made from carbon atoms, is 58% harder than diamond according to a report in New Scientist. Rare mineral Ionsdaleite is formed when meteorites containing graphite hit Earth. Time to change those facts in science textbooks haha. Click here for more info.Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Hardest Thing From Nature
Ionsdaleite - It used to dominated by diamonds but not anymore. A rare natural substance called Ionsdaleite, which is made from carbon atoms, is 58% harder than diamond according to a report in New Scientist. Rare mineral Ionsdaleite is formed when meteorites containing graphite hit Earth. Time to change those facts in science textbooks haha. Click here for more info.
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