IN the middle of the last century much interest was shown in the problem of the genesis of igneous rocks, and especially in the manner of origin of diverse rock-types from a common stock or from a ...

Sparkling diamonds and verdant emeralds are some of the most coveted and priciest gemstones. But which precious stones are ...

This picture shows a very famous outcrop where nearly horizontal black and white layers are observed. The BIC made of layers ...

Sources of rare earth elements are frequently associated with volcanoes, dormant or otherwise. Here on Earth, rare-earth ...

Scientists found living microbes in a 2-billion-year-old rock in South Africa, providing insights into early life on Earth ...

Discover the 2-billion-year-old microbes found trapped in a South African rock, revealing insights into early Earth and the ...

The rock was excavated from the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa, an area known for its rich ore deposits. This is the oldest example of living microbes being found within ancient rock so ...

They applied this model to Mars, where scientists believe the crust is mostly made up of igneous rock that is rich in the mineral olivine. The team used the model to estimate the changes that ...

Research has revealed that a new mineral, Tantalum, has been discovered at Bewadze-Mankoadze in the Kibi-Winneba Belt of southern Ghana. The mineral is found in large quantities of an igneous rock ...

They applied this model to Mars, where scientists believe the crust is mostly made up of igneous rock that is rich in the mineral olivine. The team used the model to estimate the changes that ...

Using this model, the scientists found that over the course of a billion years, water could have seeped through the crust to react with a magnesium-iron silicate mineral abundant in igneous rock ...