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Lonsdaleite from
Canyon Diablo meteorite, Meteor Crater area, Coconino County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Lonsdaleite
Formula:C
Comments:Coated with graphite.
Habit:Cubes & cubo-octahedra to 0.7 mm
Colour:Black
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Graphite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lonsdaleite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Canyon Diablo meteorite, Meteor Crater area, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7092
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7092:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
FRONDEL, CLIFFORD, MARVIN, URSULA B. (1967) Lonsdaleite, a Hexagonal Polymorph of Diamond. Nature, 214 (5088) 587-589 doi:10.1038/214587a0
Frondel, C., Marvin, U.B. (1967) Lonsdaleite, a hexagonal polymorph of diamond. American Mineralogist, 52, 1576.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 203, 280
 
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