John Dowd The Bitterroot Gem and Mineral Society is gearing up for their biggest and only event of the year. Faith Farley, a member of the Bitterroot Gem and Mineral Society, spoke about their ...

Recent findings suggest that Earth’s mantle might harbor hidden plumes venting heat from the planet’s core, a discovery that ...

Some microbes happily thrive in unforgiving environments. An extremophile hunt is underway to leverage their resilience ...

Neanderthals may have used a red pigment on a rock to shape what looks like art - a rendition of a facial figure from 43,000 years ago.

Stay, play and explore at Sevierville’s luxe treehouse resort—plus ziplining, coasters, waterparks and Dolly Parton history. Chicago Parent is Chicagoland’s trusted parenting hub since 1984. We ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Whether you are looking for geodes or gemstones to collect or give as a Mothers day present, the Rock Your World mineral festival has something for everyone. At the Chester ...

The rock and mineral show kicked off Thursday morning. You can stop by between 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Parking and admission are both free.

The capability of FTIR to elucidate how atoms are bound together to form the chemistry of rocks and minerals is an important complement to widely used hand-held XRF analysers, which identify the ...

Admission: $ 7.00 per Adult, Kids 12 and under free with paying adult. Free Parking, Free Shuttle Location: 101 Frogtown Rd., Angels Camp, CA Activities: Gold panning, demonstrations, exhibits ...

That includes the use of Raman spectroscopy, used to identify the structural analysis ... Scottsdale: F.H. Bittner, 1958. Rocks & Minerals. Volume 87, January/February 2012. Raymond Grant and ...

“For example, biotite is a common mineral of metamorphic rocks; however, it does not occur in very low grade rocks, its composition then being represented by mixtures of muscovite and chlorit ...