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Name: Lonsdaleite
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IMA Chemistry: C
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Lonsdaleite contains elements:
Carbon (C)
Country of Type Locality: USA
Year First Published: 1966
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Frondel C, Marvin U B (1967) Lonsdaleite, a hexagonal polymorph of diamond, Nature 214, 587-589
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Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 4620 Million Years Ago
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