Fine-grained sedimentary rocks, commonly referred to as "shale" or "mudstone", constitute approximately two thirds of the sedimentary column on Earth, and are nonetheless the least understood ...

After a decade in the works, researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, have successfully devised a way to produce ...

A rock is an assemblage of mineral grains..... Each tetrahedron may be isolated from ... The more silica, the more covalent bonding and the greater the stability to chemical weathering. The more ...

Identification, physical properties, chemical composition, occurrence, and origin of the important types of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Laboratory includes hand specimen description ...

The research, published this week in the journal Science Advances, examined how the erosion of sulphide minerals in ...

Could It Be Real? Space enthusiasts have always been fascinated by NASA's Mars missions. In its attempt to find life, NASA's ...

What Was Happening on Earth at This Time The Precambrian is the earliest of the geologic ages, which are marked by different layers of sedimentary rock ... as catalysts for chemical reactions ...

A chemical explosion at Sydney University has sent three people to hospital. A worker was reportedly transporting chemicals when a reaction occurred in the bucket, causing a 'vapour cloud' and ...

The research, published this week in the journal Science Advances, examined how the erosion of sulphide minerals in sedimentary ... chemical reactions were fastest in mountainous areas where ...

This academic year, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego welcomes nine new faculty members and researchers to ...

A recent study investigated the temperature sensitivity of mineral permafrost feedback on a continental scale. It focused on ...