There would be no bright and colorful fireworks without rocks and minerals. A firework is produced by launching a shell containing fuel and a color mix high into the air, where it explodes. This ...

What may look like a round rock may actually have an exotic interior. They're called geodes, and if you know how to crack one, you can be treated to a lovely view of crystals. Geodes are just some of ...

A little knowledge of rocks and minerals will help you identify everything from jewelry to fossils. While reading this article may not turn you into a geologist, it should give you the basic ...

What's not to like about mineral specimens? They sparkle. They come in deep, beautiful colors and strange, fabulous crystalline formations--many so perfectly formed you'd swear they'd been cut by a ...

Rock is a solid mass of minerals that have joined together over time. Geology is the study of how the Earth is formed and the things that happen to the Earth. As part of this, geologists study rocks ...

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The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The 2nd Annual Athens Rock, Gem, Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Show is back at the ...

Indicator minerals, also known as pathfinder minerals, are used by those engaged in mineral exploration to effectively narrow down the search area for many different types of ore deposits. When found ...

The evidence of humans changing the planet is solid as rock. A new catalogue of minerals counts 208 that result solely or primarily from human activity, says Robert Hazen of the Carnegie Institution ...

An international research team has achieved a major breakthrough in manganese research after discovering that the growth of three-dimensional manganese dendrites occurs through the accretion of ...