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Thunderstruck! A quasicrystal made by lightning
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A material with characteristics between crystal and glass has been accidentally created by an electrical discharge (likely a lightning strike) in the Sand Hills of Nebraska. The material is a quasicrystal with 12-fold symmetry, impossible for ordinary crystals. Transient high-pressure and high-temperature conditions seem to ease the formation of quasicrystals in nature.
Title: Thunderstruck! A quasicrystal made by lightning
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A material with characteristics between crystal and glass has been accidentally created by an electrical discharge (likely a lightning strike) in the Sand Hills of Nebraska.
The material is a quasicrystal with 12-fold symmetry, impossible for ordinary crystals.
Transient high-pressure and high-temperature conditions seem to ease the formation of quasicrystals in nature.
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