minerals

New research could spark future diamond discoveries

This new model could be a powerful tool for finding minerals both on Earth and on other planets

Chemical reaction creates a new material that is transitional between space minerals and minerals found on Earth

International research team analyzes inclusions in diamonds

This research is important for the future of sustainable resource exploitation

Certain textures preserved in rock may be indicative of the types of physical processes that form these deposits

Studying the mineral olivine could help scientists understand the early evolution of the Moon, Mars, and other planetary bodies

For 50 years, what's called "the phosphate problem" has plagued studies on the origin of life

A new study is the first to document evidence of a new form of the mineral monazite

The British mainland was formed from the collision of not two, but three ancient continental land masses, according to new research