Lonsdaleite
A diamond-like form of carbon found inside meteorites — rarer than diamond itself
← Allotrope of Carbon
Forged by the shock of meteorite impacts, lonsdaleite may be even harder than ordinary diamond.
A crystalline allotrope of Carbon (space group P 42/m m c), sourced from the Crystallography Open Database (COD 8000219).
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Crystallography
| Catalogue identity | Carbon — P4₂/mmc |
| Formula | C |
| Crystal system | tetragonal |
| Space group | P 42/m m c |
| Lattice (a, b, c) Å | 9.064, 9.064, 15.039 |
| Angles (α, β, γ) ° | 90, 90, 90 |
Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)
Allotropes

Carbon — C c m m

Carbon — C m m a

Carbon — C m m m

Carbon — Fm-3

Carbon — F m m m

Carbon — I -4 3 d

Carbon — I a -3

Carbon — I m -3

Carbon — Immm

Carbon — P 63 m c

Carbon — P 64 2 2

Carbon — P 6/m m m

Carbon — Pa-3

Carbon — P b a n :1

Carbon — P c c a

Carbon — Pnnm

Carbon — R -3 m :H

Carbon — R -3 m :R

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