Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

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Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

Places such as Purgatory Chasm and Millstone Hill, in Worcester's Green Hill Park, bear witness to the work of the glaciers.

Sedimentary rock is comprised of sediment, as the name suggests. Over time, tiny minerals, sand, rocks, and debris layer on top of one another, with the pressure of the layers of ...

Sodalite forms in igneous rocks that crystallized from sodium-rich, silica-poor magmas. That’s how it got its name—soda + lithos, or “sodium stone," according to Rock Your World gem & art ...

In a recent study, geologists say Michigan is home to the oldest known rock in the nation. Watersmeet gneiss is found in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Minnesota's Morton gneiss previously held the ...

Instead, researchers are now exploring the possibility that Skull Hill could be a chunk of igneous rock, formed from cooling magma and potentially ejected by an impact event or uncovered by erosion.

Jerusalem Post Science Science Around the World A Geological Enigma in Jezero Crater: Perseverance Rover unveils 'Skull Hill' Scientists theorize it may be an igneous 'float rock' transported from ...

Another theory is that it’s an igneous rock, formed by cooled lava or magma, which could make it millions—or even billions—of years old. Deahn said the team is planning more tests to ...

Another possibility is that the rock is igneous and formed from volcanic activity. Mars has a long history of volcanism, and igneous rocks can range in tone depending on their mineral content.