Mineral Researches Archives | Page 4 of 16

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

Ore Minerals : What are Ore Minerals?

November 4, 2019

Top Spots For Gem Hunting In California

October 24, 2019

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Early bird winds back the avian clock

May 6, 2015

Early fossil fish from China shows where our jaws came from

October 21, 2016

Gypsum

April 10, 2014

Magma in Mantle Has Deep Impact

January 13, 2013

Scientists find the first bird beak, right under their noses

May 7, 2018

Research suggests more silicon in Earth’s lower mantle than thought

May 27, 2014

Mineral Researches

Mystery of Uruguay’s amethyst geodes

Rose Quartz: The Pink Gemstone

Rhodium: The Most Expensive Metal

A blue miracle: How sapphires formed in volcanoes

Laser tests reveal new insights into key mineral for super-Earths