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Interstellar Diamond Dust

Okay, seriously, how cool is that?

 

This test tube contains 1.2 mg (1/25,000 oz..) of small diamond crystals isolated from the Allende meteorite, suspended in an acid and alcohol solution.

 

This diamond dust is billions of years old and predates our solar system.

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Uploaded on October 30, 2008
Taken on October 10, 2008