NATURAL QUASICRYSTALS
The publications below all relate to the successful search for the first natural quasicrystals, beginning with icosahedrite and including two other quasicrystal phases and several new minerals, all discovered in remnant of a meteorite that formed billions of years ago.
The publications below all relate to the successful search for the first natural quasicrystals, beginning with icosahedrite and including two other quasicrystal phases and several new minerals, all discovered in remnant of a meteorite that formed billions of years ago.
Introduction to natural quasicrystals
Introduction to natural quasicrystals
In search of natural quasicrystals
In search of natural quasicrystals
The quest for forbidden crystals
The quest for forbidden crystals
How impossible crystals came to Earth
How impossible crystals came to Earth
Discovery of the first natural quasicrystal (icosahedrite)
Discovery of the first natural quasicrystal (icosahedrite)
Natural quasicrystals
Natural quasicrystals
icosahedrite, the first natural quasicrystal
icosahedrite, the first natural quasicrystal
Extraterrestrial origin
Extraterrestrial origin
Extraterrestrial origin for a natural quasicrystal
Extraterrestrial origin for a natural quasicrystal
A new era for mineralogy?
A new era for mineralogy?
"Searching for a needle in a haystack at the edge of the world"
"Searching for a needle in a haystack at the edge of the world"
(Chukotka expedition 2011)
(Chukotka expedition 2011)
In a grain, a glimpse of the Cosmos
In a grain, a glimpse of the Cosmos
Rock from a hard place
Rock from a hard place
Khatyrka
Khatyrka
A new CV3 find from the Koryak Mountains, Eastern Russia
A new CV3 find from the Koryak Mountains, Eastern Russia
(MacPherson et al., 2013)
How quasicrystals form in outer space?
How quasicrystals form in outer space?
Impact-induced shock and the formation of natural quasicrystals in the early solar system (Hollister et al., 2014)
Impact-induced shock and the formation of natural quasicrystals in the early solar system (Hollister et al., 2014)
Evidence of cross-cutting and redox reaction in Khatyrka meteorite reveals metallic-Al minerals formed in outer space (Lin et al., 2017)
Evidence of cross-cutting and redox reaction in Khatyrka meteorite reveals metallic-Al minerals formed in outer space (Lin et al., 2017)
Cosmic history and a candidate parent asteroid for the quasicrystal-bearing meteorite Khatyrka (Meier et al., 2018)
Cosmic history and a candidate parent asteroid for the quasicrystal-bearing meteorite Khatyrka (Meier et al., 2018)
More details on the sampling done during the Chukotka expedition in 2011 (Andronicos et al., 2018)
More details on the sampling done during the Chukotka expedition in 2011 (Andronicos et al., 2018)
Discovery of the second natural quasicrystal (decagonite)
Discovery of the second natural quasicrystal (decagonite)
Natural quasicrystal with decagonal symmetry
Natural quasicrystal with decagonal symmetry
Decagonite, Al71Ni24Fe5, a quasicrystal with decagonal symmetry
Decagonite, Al71Ni24Fe5, a quasicrystal with decagonal symmetry
Determination of the crystal structure of decagonite
Determination of the crystal structure of decagonite
Discovery of the third natural quasicrystal
Discovery of the third natural quasicrystal
the third natural quasicrystal
the third natural quasicrystal
the third natural quasicrystal
the third natural quasicrystal
shock synthesis of the third natural quasicrystal
shock synthesis of the third natural quasicrystal
Discovery of the first natural quasicrystal approximant (proxidecagonite)
Discovery of the first natural quasicrystal approximant (proxidecagonite)
proxidecagonite
proxidecagonite
proxidecagonite
proxidecagonite
New (crystalline) minerals from the Khatyrka meteorite
New (crystalline) minerals from the Khatyrka meteorite
steinhardtite
steinhardtite
hollisterite
hollisterite
stolperite
stolperite
kryachkoite
kryachkoite
The Al-Cu-Fe system under high-pressure and high-temperature
The Al-Cu-Fe system under high-pressure and high-temperature
Icosahedral AlCuFe quasicrystal at high pressure and temperature and its implications for the stability of icosahedrite
Icosahedral AlCuFe quasicrystal at high pressure and temperature and its implications for the stability of icosahedrite
Quasicrystals at extreme conditions: The role of pressure in stabilizing icosahedral Al63Cu24Fe13 at high temperature
Quasicrystals at extreme conditions: The role of pressure in stabilizing icosahedral Al63Cu24Fe13 at high temperature
Phase equilibria in the nominally Al65Cu23Fe12 system at 3, 5 and 21 GPa: Implications for the quasicrystal-bearing Khatyrka meteorite
Phase equilibria in the nominally Al65Cu23Fe12 system at 3, 5 and 21 GPa: Implications for the quasicrystal-bearing Khatyrka meteorite
Shock experiments
Shock experiments
Shock synthesis of quasicrystals with implications for their origin in asteroid collisions
Shock synthesis of quasicrystals with implications for their origin in asteroid collisions
Shock Synthesis of Five-component Icosahedral Quasicrystals
Shock Synthesis of Five-component Icosahedral Quasicrystals
Shock Synthesis of Decagonal Quasicrystals
Shock Synthesis of Decagonal Quasicrystals
The quest for new quasicrystals...
The quest for new quasicrystals...
Outlook in Earth and Planetary Materials (2020)
Outlook in Earth and Planetary Materials (2020)
American Mineralogist, 105, 1121-1125
American Mineralogist, 105, 1121-1125
PNAS, 118 (22) e2101350118
PNAS, 118 (22) e2101350118
PNAS, 120 (1) e2215484119
PNAS, 120 (1) e2215484119