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.
Thunderstruck! A quasicrystal made by lightning / L. Bindi. - ELETTRONICO. - (2023), pp. 1-2. [10.25250/thescbr.brk741]
Thunderstruck! A quasicrystal made by lightning
L. Bindi
2023
Abstract
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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