The six noble gases do not normally dissolve into minerals, leaving earth scientists to wonder how they are recycled back into the Earth. Now, researchers have discovered that the lattice structure of ...

Northwestern Engineering researchers have, for the first time, discovered a rare mineral hidden inside the teeth of a chiton, a large mollusk found along rocky coastlines. Before this strange surprise ...

The hard, magnetic teeth of a leathery red-brown mollusk nicknamed “the wandering meatloaf” possess a rare mineral previously seen only in rocks. The mineral may help the mollusk — the giant Pacific ...

The phrase "eat dirt" has never been complimentary, but there sure are some tasty-looking rocks at the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum on Washington Street. The museum's "Banquet of Rocks" display ...

Abstract The crystallization of some hydrous magmas can be modeled, in part, via the reaction between hydrous melt and anhydrous minerals to yield hydrous minerals. The reactions (herein termed ...

For 60 years the Michiana Gem & Mineral show has been enchanting visitors with treasures from around the world. WSBT22s Lynnette Grant visited the St Joseph County Fairgrounds, where the show is just ...

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Normally at this time of the week, I look at volcanoes from far away - usually not even from the planet. However, this week, I'm going to go in the opposite direction* (so, if you want to skip ahead ...

Researchers discovered a rare mineral hidden inside the teeth of a chiton, a large mollusk found along rocky coastlines. Before this strange surprise, the iron mineral, called santabarbaraite, only ...