Minerals are solid, naturally occurring substances with well-defined crystal structure and chemical compositions. Rock and mineral collecting is a popular hobby for amateur and expert rock fans alike.

Mars expert Roger Wiens and his team, including rover Perseverance, discovered fascinating minerals incorporating kaolinite and spinel on Mars’ surface that form in warm, wet environments — but the ...

Rajasthan's government mandates all minor mineral leaseholders to upload Form 2 on the Parivesh portal to comply with Supreme Court directives, or face a halt in mining operations. A compliance ...

How do crystals form? – Alyssa Marie, age 5, New Mexico Scientifically speaking, the term “crystal” refers to any solid that has an .

A new exhibition at the Natural History Museum takes visitors on an odyssey through an enchanted forest. What kind of treasures should one expect to see on the way? Bejeweled flora, of course.

The perfect storm of events led to the creation of a never-before-seen, naturally-occurring mineral.

Now 2 new minerals have been found in it Never before seen minerals were discovered in *** gigantic meteorite, offering researchers possible clues about how the space rocks are formed.

Scientists have identified two minerals never before seen on Earth in a meteorite weighing 15.2 metric tons (33,510 pounds). The minerals came from a nearly 2.5-ounce slice of the meteorite, which ...

Never-before-seen minerals discovered in Somali meteorite They're called "elaliite" and "elkinstantonite," and geologists have never seen them form naturally on Earth ...

The two new minerals were found in a slice of a meteorite recently discovered in Somalia, possibly offering clues on how the rocks are formed.