Mineral Researches Archives

Larger: A back-scattered electron image of a microscopic crystal of priscillagrewite-(Y) enclosed in fluorapatite. Inset: An optical image of the same crystal. Credit: American Mineralogist / Irina Galuskina et al.

Priscillagrewite : New mineral named in honor of renowned Nebraska geologist

September 18, 2020

A tiny sample of goldschmidtite found inside a diamond by U of A PhD student Nicole Meyer. The newly discovered mineral has high concentrations of elements seldom found in Earth’s mantle, suggesting it formed under extreme conditions. Credit: Nicole Meyer

Student discovers unusual new mineral inside a diamond

September 19, 2019

Quartz is one of the most common crystals on Earth

Meteorite strikes may create unexpected form of silica

September 1, 2020

Constraining the composition of Earth’s interior with mineral elasticity

June 8, 2016

Radioactive Minerals

April 15, 2017

The fluid inclusions inside the olivine contain nanodiamonds, apart from serpentine, magnetite, metallic silicon and pure methane. Credit: University of Barcelona

Natural nanodiamonds in oceanic rocks

October 17, 2020

Transformations to granular zircon revealed: Meteor Crater, Arizona

July 28, 2016

Ancient Minerals: Which Gave Rise to Life?

November 25, 2013

Fine grains of dolomite form on anaerobic microbial mats under various environmental conditions.

Recreating ancient minerals

May 14, 2019

Biggest and best diamonds formed in deep mantle metallic liquid

December 15, 2016

Top Spots For Gem Hunting In The US

December 24, 2016

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

January 13, 2020

Mineral resource exhaustion is just a myth

April 28, 2017

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

An anaerobic, motile, gram-positive bacterium adheres to the molybdenite (MoS2) surface to uptake the trace elements from the mineral structure for cell synthesis. Credit: Science China Press

Mineral-microbe interactions play important roles in geological and environmental processes

August 26, 2022

New mineral classification system captures Earth’s complex past

June 4, 2019

Earth recycles ocean floor into diamonds

May 31, 2019

Rare Earth element mineral potential in the southeastern US coastal plain

May 15, 2017

Top 15 Most Expensive Gemstones In The World

August 6, 2020

The Pink Star diamond, which fetched the highest price ever for a jewel offered at auction, is displayed at Sotheby's in Hong Kong on March 29. Credit: Vincent Yu/AP

Pink Star Diamond : The largest known Pink Diamond

July 16, 2020

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Multiple cosmic impacts 790,000 years ago

February 24, 2016

Sand dunes reveal biodiversity secrets in Australia

September 30, 2014

Newly discovered paddle prints show how ancient sea reptiles swam

June 11, 2014

Earthquakes that talk to each other

June 3, 2019

Huge trove of mammoth skeletons found in Mexico

November 7, 2019

Researchers detail the most ancient bat fossil ever discovered in Asia

July 24, 2021

Mineral Researches

Researchers discover previously unknown mineralogy of the deep Earth

Diamonds and rust at Earth’s core-mantle boundary

Trapiche Emerald : What is a Trapiche Emerald? How Does a Trapiche Emerald Form?

The World’s Rarest and Most Expensive Types of Obsidian

How Do Opalised Fossils Form?