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

Greenland, a vast but sparsely populated Arctic island, has been transformed by the climate crisis in recent decades.

The Jack Hills, in Western Australia, contain tiny traces of rock that are older than the hills themselves. The 50-mile-long (80 kilometers) ridge contains crystallized minerals called zircons ...

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

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.

Menu Local Geology History, Resources, and Facilities Geologic History of Southwestern Ohio At the Limper Geology Museum, you will be able to explore a large collection of local rock, mineral, and ...

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 ...

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

The mineral rights of the San Rafael Rock Quarry have been purchased by CRH, an international group of building materials ...

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 ...