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Mines in Texas & New Mexico : Mines Where You Can...

March 26, 2020

The Mawenzi : The Largest Tanzanite rough in the World

March 22, 2020

Blue Quartz : What is Blue Quartz? How does Blue Quartz...

March 17, 2020

Huge Desert Rose Selenite Crystal cluster

Desert Rose : What is Desert Rose? How Do Desert Roses...

March 11, 2020

Collection of various fluorescent minerals under ultraviolet UV-A, UV-B and UV-C light. Chemicals in the rocks absorb the ultraviolet light and emit visible light of various colors, a process called fluorescence. Credit: Hannes Grobe/AWI

Fluorescence : Why Minerals Fluoresce?

March 10, 2020

Bastnaesite (the reddish parts) in Carbonatite. Bastnaesite is an important ore for rare earth elements, one of the mineral commodities identified as most at-risk of supply disruption by the USGS in a new methodology. Credit: Scott Horvath, USGS

Where is the greatest risk to our mineral resource supplies?

March 8, 2020

Inside the Rainbow Tunnel. Credit: Jeff Glover

World’s Largest Fluorescent Rock Found in New Jersey

March 2, 2020

Alaska Centennial Nugget : Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found in Alaska

February 21, 2020

Welcome Stranger Nugget : World’s Largest Gold Nugget found in Australia

February 21, 2020

Charoite : What is Charoite Stone? How is Charoite Formed?

January 14, 2020

Topaz Color : What Color Is Topaz? What causes color in...

January 14, 2020

Fire Agate : What is fire agate? How fire agate is...

January 13, 2020

Gachalá Emerald : One of the most valuable and famous emeralds...

January 5, 2020

Coyamito Agate Pseudomorph aka pretty rock.

Types of Agate : What are the different types of agate?

January 1, 2020

Exceptional and very rare Oregon opals with precious color play.

Opals in Oregon : Where to Find Opals in Oregon?

January 1, 2020

Cantera Opal : What is Cantera Opal ? How Cantera Opal...

December 27, 2019

Obsidian : How to Identify Obsidian?

December 25, 2019

Natural crystal Labradorite Purple Moonstone

What are the Different Types and Colors of Moonstone? [With Pictures]

November 24, 2019

Rainbow Moonstone. Credit: gemsnjewelry 2014

Moonstone vs Opal : What’s the difference between Moonstone and Opal?

November 21, 2019

Fire Opal : What Is Fire Opal? How Is Fire Opal...

November 20, 2019

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New study reconstructs mega-earthquakes timeline in Indian Ocean

September 11, 2014

New tools increase Palestine’s capacity to face earthquakes

August 15, 2015

When Continents Collide: New Twist to 50-Million-Year-Old Tale

March 1, 2012

Microfossils reveal warm oceans had less oxygen

October 18, 2014

What set the Earth’s plates in motion? “The origin of plate tectonics”

September 18, 2014

Researchers Uncover New Species of Prehistoric Reptile

February 9, 2014

Mineral Researches

Scientists develop groundbreaking biosensor for rare earth element detection

Unlocking the journey of gold through magmatic fluids

Mystery of Uruguay’s amethyst geodes

Rose Quartz: The Pink Gemstone

Rhodium: The Most Expensive Metal