Yes, really. Scientists recently found a new crystalline material that has the same chemical formula as kryptonite: sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide.The kryptonite, or 'jadarite' as they prefer to call it, was discovered in Serbia. Only it isn't green or radioactive, doesn't contain fluorine, and doesn't glow. What a letdown.
The scientists describe it as a white, powdery substance. Maybe it's white kryptonite. If so, Superman has nothing to fear, but the plants of Serbia are in big trouble.
Disclaimer: The picture of the green crystal may look pretty, but it is an emerald - NOT kryptonite, or jadarite!
