Kryptonite discovery
Video presented by Mike Rumsey
Mineral curator, Mike Rumsey, talks about the identification of a mineral matching kryptonite's unique chemistry, sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide, as described in the film Superman Returns.
- Presented by: Mike Rumsey
- Date: 23 April 2007
- Duration: 1:53
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