You can use apps like "Rock Identifier: Stone ID" to quickly determine the value of rocks. These apps have a database for you to reference different types of rocks for identification. The ...

This is a beginner's guide to identifying UK rock types. The guide has two main sections: background information on the structure and forces affecting the Earth in relation to rock formation; a more ...

Researchers can use the mineral rutile to learn about rock types and their history. Two articles now present a new application of a method for more easily tracing the mineral rutile.