Together, retired earth science teachers Eugene Genova and Ron Russ travel far and wide searching for fossils.

There are thousands of different minerals on Earth, but the discovery of a particular mineral is rather unique. After all, it ...

As the world demands more “new” minerals such as copper, lithium and rare earths for use in smart technologies for ...

In 1931, the Lafayette meteorite was rediscovered in a drawer at Purdue University. Since then, it has become a focus for ...

Determining when water first appeared, where, and for how long, are all burning questions that drive Mars exploration.

"We're constantly finding new minerals, because we're exploring areas that might have conditions we didn't know about," Anderson said. There are three main types of rock — igneous, sedimentary and ...

As the world demands more “new” minerals such as copper, lithium and rare earths for use in smart technologies for decarbonisation and clean energy production, African countries have some key ...

Scientists analyzing the 'Black Beauty' meteorite have discovered a zircon grain that hints at hydrothermal systems on early ...

It is to be noted that the minerals concerned are those actually ... A Descriptive Petrography of the Igneous Rocks. By Prof. Albert Johannsen. Vol. 2: The Quartz-Bearing Rocks.

Mars was a frigid, dry, dead world, just like it is now. Something slammed into the unfortunate planet, sending debris into ...