Steinhardtite
In the search for natural quasicrystals, numerous new minerals, both crystals and quasicrystals, were discovered that have been investigated and officially accepted by the International Mineralogical Association. Among them is a crystal phase dubbed “steinhardtite.” Cartoons courtesy of Luca Bindi and Lincoln Hollister.
[The extraordinary quest in search of natural quasicrystals is told in The Second Kind of Impossible (2019).]L.Bindi, N. Yao, C. Lin, L.S. Hollister, G.R. Poirier, C.L. Andronicos, G.J. MacPherson, V.V. Distler, M.P. Eddy, A. Kostin, V. Kryachko, W.M. Steinhardt, M.Yudovskaya
Official Notification July 1, 2014
Steinhardtite, a new body-centered-cubic allotropic form of aluminum from the Khatyrka CV3 carbonaceous chondrite
American Mineralogist (Letter), vol. 99, 2433 (2014)
OTHER NEW MINERALS DISCOVERED IN THE KHATYRKA METEORITE
Icosahedrite (Al63Cu24Fe13): L. Bindi, P. Lu, N. Yaoand P.J.Steinhardt (2010).
Steinhardtite (Al0.38Ni0.32Fe0.30); L. Bindi, N. Yao, C. Lin, L.S. Hollister, L.S. Poirier,C. Andronicos, V. Distler, M.P. Eddy, A. Kostin, V. Kryachko, G.J. MacPherson, W.M. Steinhardt, and M. Yudovskaya, (2014)
Decagonite (Al71Ni24Fe5): L. Bindi, N. Yao, C. Lin, L.S. Hollister, C. Andronicos, V. Distler, M.P. Eddy, A. Kostin, V. Kryachko, G.J. MacPherson, W.M. Steinhardt, M. Yudovskaya, and P.J. Steinhardt (2015).
Hollisterite (Al3Fe: Al2.89Fe0.77Cu0.32Si0.02): C. Lin, C. Ma, L. Bindi, and P.J.Steinhardt (2016).
Stolperite (AlCu w/ Pm-3m symmetry): C. Ma, C. Lin, L. Bindi and P.J. Steinhardt (2016).
Kryachkoite (Al,Cu)6(Fe,Cu) w/ C2-m symmetry)): C. Ma, C. Lin, L. Bindi and P.J. Steinhardt (2016).
Proxidecagonite (Al34Ni9Fe2): L. Bindi, J. Pham, and P.J. Steinhardt (2018).
(Not yet named) (Al61Cu32Fe7): C. Ma, C. Lin, L. Bindi, P. Asimow, J. Hu, and P.J. Steinhardt, submitted (2018).
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An homage by Luca Bindi to TinTin: The Shooting Star:
An homage by Lincoln Hollister to another source:
