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Kryptonite found in Serbia

Postby Richard K Niner » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:17 pm

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Watch out, Superman! Kryptonite found on Earth
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 | 12:12 PM ET
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Canadian scientists have discovered a new mineral here on Earth that matches the chemical description of kryptonite, the substance that robs comic book hero Superman of his powers.

The mineral, discovered by geologists in a mine in Jadar, Serbia, has the chemical formula sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide, the same formula used to describe kryptonite in the 2006 film Superman Returns.

But the similarities end there, said Pamela Whitfield, a scientist from the National Research Council's Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology in Ottawa.

While the interstellar rocks from the comic books were typically green glowing crystals, the new mineral is a white, powdery substance with no radioactive qualities.

"It's definitely not radioactive," Whitfield told CBC News Online. "I was working with it for weeks and I haven't grown a second head or anything."

Scientists at the Natural History Museum in London enlisted the aid of Whitfield and Yvon Le Page from the NRC to determine if the substance was indeed a new mineral. Whitfield performed a process called powder diffraction to analyze its structure and Le Page was able to confirm the results.

Whitfield said that outside the coincidence of its chemical name, the substance is relatively unremarkable. Around 30 to 40 new minerals are discovered on Earth each year, she said.

The mineral will be named jadarite, after the town where it was discovered. It cannot be called kryptonite because it does not contain krypton, an inert gas already found in the periodic table of elements.
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Postby Luke B. » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:22 pm

Woah. *wants some*

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Postby Tom Flapwell » Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:25 pm

Well, not all kryptonite is supposed to be radioactive, right? Maybe that's the only green kind.

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Postby Richard K Niner » Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:45 pm

Well, not all kryptonite is supposed to be radioactive, right? Maybe that's the only green kind.
According to sources I've run across, this is either the white or the pink variety (it turns orange-pink under certain light, according to the BBC).
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Postby Loeln » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:19 pm

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Postby Rooster » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:14 pm

Superman was rubbish anyway. I mean, a hero that has just one weakness isn't fun at all. Bring back Ghost Rider...(not the film version)

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Postby Bocaj Claw » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:44 pm

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Postby Rooster » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:51 pm

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Postby osprey » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:15 am

Wonder what would happen if this powder were exposed to EXTREME HEATS and MELTED DOWN TO THE POINT OF CRYSTALLIZING! HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! :twisted: :twisted:
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Postby Rikirk » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:21 am

What weaknesses does a skeletonified cyclist have?

Apparently his girlfriend Eva Mendez.


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Postby Rooster » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:06 pm

If you mean the film, then yes. Yes you are.

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Postby Muninn » Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:11 am

How does it match the chemical description of kryptonite exactly? Were the details of kryptonite published in one of the comics?

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Postby osprey » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:50 pm

The mineral, discovered by geologists in a mine in Jadar, Serbia, has the chemical formula sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide, the same formula used to describe kryptonite in the 2006 film Superman Returns.
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