BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Kryptonite' discovered in mine

BBC NEWS Science/Nature 'Kryptonite' discovered in mine: "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.

"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. "