4steps from the big bang
116things can go into it
graphite
NaturalMineral
Pure carbon in slippery sheets. The "lead" in a pencil has never been lead.
First appearedDate not yet known
Made Of
Everything is made of something.← What it takes
What it leads to →
Pure carbon in slippery sheets. The "lead" in a pencil has never been lead.
From the big bang to graphite
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
star13.6 bn yrs ago
Ccarbon13.6 bn yrs ago
graphitedate unknown