Mysterious 165-Million-Year-Old Minerals Found on Easter Island Defy Plate Tectonics
Tiny minerals are revolutionizing our understanding of textbooks. Easter Island consists of several extinct volcanoes. The ...
What's in a mineral name? Not very many women, study finds
The mineral scottyite was named after Michael Scott. Not the Michael Scott of the television series "The Office"—the Michael ...
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Rock weathering drives further warming in the Arctic
New research shows rising temperatures are boosting CO2 emissions from rocks in Arctic Canada, potentially accelerating ...
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Rock hounds: BMC Aggregates hosts annual 'Sunday at the Quarry' event
As part of “Sunday at the Quarry” at the BMC Raymond Quarry, Malm had laid out a collection of specimens found mostly in ...
Scientists show accelerating CO₂ release from rocks in Arctic Canada with global warming
Researchers from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford have shown that weathering of rocks in the ...
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Lawmakers propose cutting hard-rock-mine oversight, despite public outcry
Legislation would expand the list of “limited mining operations” that can skip environmental and public review to include ...
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EV Minerals plans to acquire copper asset in Chile’s Antofagasta region
Under the proposed deal, EV Minerals agreed to issue its common shares at $0.05 each, totalling C$3.5m ($2.54m).
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Rocks stay hot at Gem and Mineral Show
Visitors discovered Earth’s wonders at the fall edition of the Joshua Tree Gem and Mineral Show Oct. 2-6 at the Joshua Tree ...
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Central Arkansas Gem, Mineral and Jewelry show rocks Cabot
CABOT, Ark. – The 51 st Annual Central Arkansas Gem, Mineral and Jewelry show just wrapped up in Cabot. Collectors from multiple states made the trip to share their love of geology. Visitor from ...