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There would be no bright and colorful fireworks without rocks and minerals. A firework is produced by launching a shell containing fuel and a color mix high into the air, where it explodes.

Some minerals in rocks and organic matter (e.g., wood, bones, and shells) can contain radioactive isotopes. The abundances of parent and daughter isotopes in a sample can be measured and used to ...

Minerals are typically formed when molten rock, or magma, cools, or by separating out of mineral-rich water, such as that in underground caverns. In general, mineral particles are small ...

David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Rocks and minerals contribute essential raw materials for any civilization, and in a technological society minerals (and the rare ...

An "amazing" new type of mineral has been discovered by scientists analysing a rock mined in Cornwall about 220 years ago. The dark green mineral has been named kernowite after Kernow, the Cornish ...

The U.S. has responded to concerns that China might restrict the export of minerals by trying to diversify its supply chain.

In the US, Iowa's Keokuk region and Indiana's Monroe Reservoir are geode-hunting hotspots. Globally, Brazil and Mexico are ...

Researchers believe dark rocks at the site of a future Mars rover landing mission may be left over from ancient volcanic ...

More than 2,400 ounces of gold were found in the largest rock, RNC Minerals says Miners in Western Australia say they have discovered two huge gold-encrusted rocks that are each estimated to be ...

but only with the help of rocks buried deep in the ground New forms of energy, more mouths to feed, and exciting innovations in technology—all are part of the future, and all will depend on minerals ...