Minerals are typically formed when molten rock, or magma, cools, or by separating out of mineral-rich water, such as that in underground caverns. In general, mineral particles are small ...

The Science Education Center houses thousands of rock and mineral samples in what is known as "The Rock & Mineral Room." The entire collection can be viewed by clicking on each of the virtual drawers ...

Deep below Earth’s surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the ...

Museum planetary science researcher Prof Sara Russell explains the origins of Earth's closest companion. No bigger than a smartphone, this remarkable rock has layers that tell ... will be displayed in ...

Some minerals in rocks and organic matter (e.g., wood, bones, and shells) can contain radioactive isotopes. The abundances of parent and daughter isotopes in a sample can be measured and used to ...

Sometimes scientists must dig and work and sweat to make scientific discoveries. And sometimes a robot rolls over a rock that turns out to be a revelation.

Primary minerals form at elevated temperatures from cooling magma during the original solidification of rock or during metamorphism, and they are usually derived from igneous and metamorphic rocks ...

A host of problems with existing projects are only making matters worse. Ore quality—the amount of valuable metal in a sample of rock—is declining, forcing miners to dig deeper; mining permits can ...

Martian Rock Analysis Reveals the Planet Had 'Secret Ingredient' That Was Ideal for Starting Life Planet Mars has always been ...

Rocks loafing about on the surface of Mars have been harboring secrets about the red planet's mysterious past.

Explore 500,000 rocks, gems and minerals, including 5,000 meteorites ... We have set out on an ambitious programme to develop a new science and digitisation centre. As we prepare for the move, access ...