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 ...

Petrology is the study of rocks - igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary - and the processes that form and transform them. Mineralogy is the study of the chemistry, crystal structure and physical ...

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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 ...

Rocks have become life. As rocks erode and flow into the oceans and weather into soil, their minerals provide vital nutrients that underpin both the abundance and evolution of life. In turn, life has ...

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But tonight, it's a little different. Onstage, rocking out to Michael Jackson's "Beat It," is a band made up of School of ...

Rocks are composed of different minerals. Sometimes, this is obvious, as they show up in big crystals. Other times, it is not ...

The analysis, published in the April American Mineralogist, even provides clues about where scientists and rock hounds should look and what recipes and atomic arrangements such minerals might have.

The annual Topeka Gem and Mineral Show has been shining for the past 67 years.

The Weis Earth Science Museum is hosting Rock ID Day Saturday, Oct. 5. The event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is a ...