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Created by Michael Ströck (mstroeck) on Februar 7, 2006 using iMol for Mac OS X and Photoshop CS2. Released under the GFDL.

DescriptionEight Allotropes of Carbon.png	English: This illustration depicts eight of the allotropes (different molecular configurations) that pure carbon can take: a) Diamond b) Graphite c) Lonsdaleite d) C60 (Buckminsterfullerene) e) C540 (see Fullerene) f) C70 (see Fullerene) g) Amorphous carbon h) single-walled carbon nanotube Français : huit Formes allotropiques du carbone : a) Diamant b) Graphite c) Lonsdaléite d) C60 (Buckminsterfullerène) e) C540, un autre Fullerène) f) C70, encore un Fullerène) g) carbone amorphe h) Nanotube de carbone Polski: Odmiany alotropowe węgla: a) diament b) grafit c) Lonsdaleit d) fuleren C60 e) fuleren C540 f) fuleren C70 g) węgiel bezpostaciowy h) nanorurka Русский: Некоторые аллотропные модификации углерода: a) Алмаз b) Графит c) Лонсдейлит d) Фуллерен C60 - бакибол e) Фуллерен C540 f) Фуллерен C70 g) Аморфный углерод h) Углеродная нанотрубка 中文：碳的八种同素异形体: a 金刚石 b 石墨 c 蓝丝黛尔石（六方金刚石） d C₆₀ e C₅₄₀ f C₇₀ g 无定形碳 h 单层碳纳米管
Date	7 February 2006
Source	Created by Michael Ströck (mstroeck)
Author	Created by Michael Ströck (mstroeck)
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	20:51, 11 May 2008	1,762 × 1,895 (862 KB)	Mahahahaneapneap	Compressed
	05:48, 7 October 2007	1,762 × 1,895 (871 KB)	Whkoh~commonswiki	Increased font size to improve readability of image on en:Allotropes of carbon
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	13:37, 18 February 2006	1,762 × 1,895 (1.48 MB)	Mstroeck	== Summary == This illustration depicts eight of the allotropes (different molecular configurations) that pure carbon can take: a) Diamond b) Graphite c) Lonsdaleite d) Buckminsterfullerene (C60) e) C540 f) C70 g) [[Amor