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Third kind of quasicrystal found in Russian meteorite

Odd mineral first to be discovered in nature before being made in lab

quasicrystal

QUIRKY CRYSTAL  A new type of quasicrystal (enlarged, right) has been discovered inside a fragment of a Russian meteorite (left), as seen in this backscattered electron image.

L. Bindi et al/Scientific Reports 2016

By Thomas Sumner

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