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Look out, Superman

If he knows what’s good for him, he’ll leave the dorky glasses on… or at least stay out of Serbia. Why?

The Serbians found kryptonite in a mine. No joke! … Well, it’s not the remains of the long-exploded Planet Krypton (side note: isn’t it amazing how most of a planet’s worth of rocks found their way to a single planet?), but it does exactly match the chemical name written on the side of a case Luthor was carrying that contained kryptonite.

Kryptonite is no longer just the stuff of fiction feared by caped superheroes. A new mineral matching its unique chemistry - as described in the film Superman Returns - has been identified in a mine in Serbia…

The real mineral is white and harmless, says Dr Chris Stanley, a mineralogist at London’s Natural History Museum.

“I’m afraid it’s not green and it doesn’t glow either - although it will react to ultraviolet light by fluorescing a pinkish-orange,” he told BBC News….

“Towards the end of my research I searched the web using the mineral’s chemical formula - sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide - and was amazed to discover that same scientific name, written on a case of rock containing kryptonite stolen by Lex Luther from a museum in the film Superman Returns.

Well, we’re safe from General Zod, at least. At least, until he runs for President.