Researchers have succeeded in creating a rare type of diamond, known as lonsdaleite or hexagonal diamond. This material, ...

Chinese and American scientists claim to be the first to make large enough quantities of diamonds with a hexagonal structure ...

Scientists have created the first sizable meteorite diamond — also known as lonsdaleite or hexagonal diamond — a material ...

Scientists have created the first sizable sample of hexagonal meteorite diamond which is predicted to be harder than conventional diamonds.

The study, which was led by geology professor Andy Tomkins from Monash University, reveals a novel process in which the lonsdaleite was created following the collision of the dwarf planet with a ...

Lonsdaleite is predicted to be 58 percent harder than regular diamond, thanks to a different crystal structure. This type of diamond has the potential to be used for cutting through ultra-solid ...

Lonsdaleite, which was named for Kathleen Lonsdale, forms when graphite-containing meteorites hit the Earth. Also called hexagonal diamond, is was first identified in 1967 in Arizona (U.S.A ...