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Carbonatite – one of the most common rare earth element-bearing igneous rocks Credit: Sally Gibson

Scientists map rocks with rare earth element potential, helping pinpoint new deposits

July 16, 2026

In this photo provided by Myanmar Military True News Information Team on Thursday, May 7, 2026, Myanmar’s newly discovered ruby is displayed at president office in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Myanmar Military True News Information Team via AP Photo)

A massive 11,000-carat ruby has been unearthed in Myanmar’s war-scarred gemstone heartland

Professor Wenhao Sun shows off dolomite from his personal rock collection. Sun studies crystal growth of minerals from a materials science perspective. By understanding how atoms come together to form natural minerals, he believes we can reveal fundamental mechanisms of crystal growth, which can be used to make functional materials more quickly and efficiently. Image credit: Marcin Szczepanski, Lead Multimedia Storyteller, Michigan Engineering.

‘Dolomite Problem’: 200-year-old geology mystery resolved

Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Aerosol Science (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2026.106767

Diamonds are not a geoengineer’s best friend: Carbon impurities provide a reality check

Calciocarbonatite in the Precambrian of Ontario, Canada.

Niobium Carbonatites: Petrology and Mineralization Processes

Putnisite: New Mineral Discovered in Australia

May 26, 2014

How life could have produced most minerals on Earth

May 1, 2014

Ancient Minerals: Which Gave Rise to Life?

November 25, 2013

Precious Western Australia mineral geologically ‘young’

August 11, 2013

International Research Discovers New Mineral “Qingsongite”

August 8, 2013

Scientists find new primitive mineral in meteorite

July 4, 2012

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