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Bastnaesite (the reddish parts) in Carbonatite. Bastnaesite is an important ore for rare earth elements, one of the mineral commodities identified as most at-risk of supply disruption by the USGS in a new methodology. Credit: Scott Horvath, USGS

Where is the greatest risk to our mineral resource supplies?

March 8, 2020

Inside the Rainbow Tunnel. Credit: Jeff Glover

World’s Largest Fluorescent Rock Found in New Jersey

March 2, 2020

Alaska Centennial Nugget : Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found in Alaska

February 21, 2020

Welcome Stranger Nugget : World’s Largest Gold Nugget found in Australia

February 21, 2020

Charoite : What is Charoite Stone? How is Charoite Formed?

January 14, 2020

Topaz Color : What Color Is Topaz? What causes color in...

January 14, 2020

Fire Agate : What is fire agate? How fire agate is...

January 13, 2020

Gachalá Emerald : One of the most valuable and famous emeralds...

January 5, 2020

Coyamito Agate Pseudomorph aka pretty rock.

Types of Agate : What are the different types of agate?

January 1, 2020

Exceptional and very rare Oregon opals with precious color play.

Opals in Oregon : Where to Find Opals in Oregon?

January 1, 2020

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

December 27, 2019

Obsidian : How to Identify Obsidian?

December 25, 2019

Rough Koroit opal " Opalized wood " from Victoria, Australia.

Opalized “Petrified” Wood

December 15, 2019

Natural crystal Labradorite Purple Moonstone

What are the Different Types and Colors of Moonstone? [With Pictures]

November 24, 2019

Rainbow Moonstone. Credit: gemsnjewelry 2014

Moonstone vs Opal : What’s the difference between Moonstone and Opal?

November 21, 2019

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

November 20, 2019

Ore Minerals : What are Ore Minerals?

November 4, 2019

Top Spots For Gem Hunting In California

October 24, 2019

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

October 23, 2019

Prospecting for gold just got a lot easier

October 14, 2019

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Life reconstructions and size comparison of three rhabdodontids. From left to right: Mochlodon suessi from eastern Austria (the smallest member of the group), Rhabdodon priscus from southern France (the largest member of the group), and Transylvanosaurus platycephalus from western Romania (the most recently named member of the group). Also shown is the silhoutte of a human (1.8 m tall) for scale. Reconstruction by Peter Nickolaus

Europe’s very own dinosaurs – the enigmatic Late Cretaceous rhabdodontids

September 30, 2023

This is professor Rais Latypov in front of an example of the stratified chromite layers.

New study reveals the secret of magmas that produce South Africa’s...

March 1, 2018

Researchers practice living on Mars – without leaving Earth

August 3, 2014

The concurrent subduction of the Pacific and Atlantic plates resulted in the formation of a mantle plum and the ascent of magma. (ill./©: Nicolas Riel)

Plate tectonic processes in the Pacific and Atlantic during the Cretaceous...

April 23, 2023

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