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New model shows how diamond-carrying rocks formed in Northern Alberta

June 6, 2020

Photomicrograph in crossed polars of precious-metal bearing peridotite. Note the optical zoning (light/dark bands) in the plagioclase (grey coloured mineral) in the central part of the image. The occurrence of this zoning was the focus of the study in question. The width of the image frame is 4 mm. Credit: Nat. Geosci. (2020).

Scientists find evidence of how platinum metals form under 60 million-year-old...

May 3, 2020

What is The Largest Peridot in the World?

April 29, 2020

Peridot : What is Peridot? Where is Peridot found?

April 29, 2020

Rare Gems & Minerals in Texas

April 12, 2020

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

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Dallol Volcano

April 8, 2016

Fossilised 429-mln-year-old eye mirrors modern insect vision

August 16, 2020

X-rays unlock secrets of ancient scrolls buried by volcano

January 21, 2015

Rocks at asteroid impact site record first day of dinosaur extinction

September 16, 2019

Niger River

June 17, 2014

Gloucestershire fossil identified as new species of ancient reptile

June 4, 2015

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