RETRACTED ARTICLE: A naturally occurring Al-Cu-Fe-Si quasicrystal in a micrometeorite from southern Italy
Abstract Quasicrystals, solids with rotational symmetries forbidden for crystals, are usually synthesized in the laboratory by mixing specific ratios of selected elemental components in the liquid and quenching under strictly controlled protocols. Nevertheless, the discovery of Al-Cu-Fe natural quas...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-02-01
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Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01233-w |