Igneous intrusions are a type of rock feature. They form when molten rock cools below the surface of the Earth. Join Isla and Connor as they explore igneous rock landscape features at Traprain Law ...

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 ...

Find out more about available formats and browse any associated online resources. All Earth Science students need to understand the origins, environments, and basic processes that produce igneous and ...

Hidden beneath our feet, kilometers underground, life has been existing for billions of years. A recent discovery may reshape ...

It shows a curious fracture surface due to a heavy gelignite detonation in finely crystalline “trap” rock. So far as I can remember I had seen other examples of this phenomenon, but ...

They look a bit like geodes, but they’re not exactly geodes. There are three types of rock: igneous, metamorphic, and ...

Using high-precision dating of geologic regions, scientists have found evidence that one of the most significant warming ...

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

Scientists detected living microorganisms within a sealed fracture of 2-billion-year-old rock from South Africa, making them ...

The Atlas of Minerals and Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks in Thin-section provides the geology student and geoscientist with a stunning new color atlas of the main rock-forming minerals and igneous and ...

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