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Diamond’s 2-billion-year growth charts tectonic shift in early Earth’s carbon cycle

February 23, 2017

Cantera Opal : What is Cantera Opal ? How Cantera Opal...

December 27, 2019

How rare earth element (REE)-rich deposits formed in central Sweden

October 23, 2019

Discovery optimises uranium extraction process

July 16, 2015

“Bahia Emerald” World’s Largest Emerald

November 22, 2016

Yosemite granite ‘tells a different story’ story about Earth’s geologic history

June 30, 2018

Thunder Egg

October 19, 2016

Radioactive Minerals

April 15, 2017

A worldwide hunt for new carbon minerals

December 17, 2015

A Trapiche emerald from Muzo Mine, Colombia. Credit: Luciana Barbosa/Wikipedia

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

July 16, 2020

Geyser Opal “Spencer Opal”: What is Geyser Opal? How it Formed?

October 5, 2019

What is Asterism?

January 3, 2017

Why is Australian Opal Unique?

August 28, 2017

What makes pink diamonds pink?

January 8, 2015

Minerals are visible in rock samples from the coast of Oman. Scientists said these rocks may reveal new information about subduction, an important tectonic process on Earth. Credit: Joshua Garber / Penn State.

Mineral dating reveals new clues about important tectonic process

February 18, 2022

Kimberlites are complex rocks that came to the Earth's surface from great depths. The picture shows a thin section of a carbonate-rich kimberlite. (Photograph: David Swart / Messengers of the Mantle Exhibition)

Traces of life in the Earth’s deep mantle

March 13, 2022

Record high pressure squeezes secrets out of osmium

August 25, 2015

Location and geological map of Yukinoura district, Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Credit: Professor Tadao Nishiyama

Japan’s geologic history in question after discovery of metamorphic rock microdiamonds

September 12, 2020

The research potentially has wide implications for the materials sector and industry. Credit: Monash University

Rare earth unlocks copper, gold and silver secrets

March 19, 2021

Fire Opal : What Is Fire Opal? How Is Fire Opal...

November 20, 2019

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Geoscientist Aids Study of Climatic Change Impacts on River Erosion

July 25, 2020

How plankton cope with turbulence

March 16, 2017

Volcano Erupts in Southwest Alaska; Sends Ash 20,000 Feet

March 28, 2016

International collaboration studies the predictability of earthquakes

June 12, 2018

Oldest known mammal cavities discovered in 55-million-year-old fossils suggests a sweet tooth for fruit

September 18, 2021

Iguana-sized dinosaur cousin discovered in Antarctica

February 2, 2019

Mineral Researches

Tiny zircon crystals clue to volcanic super-eruptions

Ancient ocean floors could help in the search for critical minerals

The world’s largest Amethyst geode

Geoscientists use zircon to trace origin of Earth’s continents

Green Obsidian : What is green obsidian?