More than 4,000 naturally occurring minerals—inorganic solids that have a characteristic chemical composition and specific crystal structure—have been found on Earth. They are formed of simple ...

Despite seeming like a relatively stable place, the Earth's surface has changed dramatically ... across large discontinuous areas. Some minerals in rocks and organic matter (e.g., wood, bones ...

A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by NASA ...

Ukraine’s minerals have become central to global geopolitics, with the US president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with ...

The Science Education Center houses thousands of rock and mineral samples in what is known as "The Rock & Mineral Room." The entire collection can be viewed by clicking on each of the virtual drawers ...

In a new paper, Jordan Jensen and Alexis Ault introduce a new forensic tool designed to enhance our understanding of how ...

The bulk of the soil solid fraction is constituted by soil minerals, which exert significant ... Sedimentary rock covers 75-80% of the Earth's crust, and it forms parent materials for a large ...

The Earth Science Collections document the diversity of the fossils, rocks and minerals in Switzerland and other mountainous regions. Thanks to their wealth of material, they constitute a unique ...

Samples of rock from the moon, brought to Earth by lunar meteorites and the Apollo moon landings, can be used to understand the history of the Moon and its relationship to the Earth through the ...

Ukraine's minerals have become ... exposed crystalline rock, formed more than 2.5 billion years ago, stretches across much of Ukraine. It represents one of Earth's oldest and most stable ...

Ukraine’s minerals have become ... This massive, exposed crystalline rock formed over 2.5 billion years ago, stretches across much of Ukraine. It represents one of Earth’s oldest and most ...