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Naturally Occurring Quasicrystals
Summary
The blog post discusses naturally occurring quasicrystals, highlighting their unique non-repeating patterns and the extreme conditions necessary for their formation. The author shares a passion for quasicrystals and briefly mentions their rarity and occurrence in nature, linking them to extraordinary events such as asteroid collisions and lightning strikes.
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