Igneous rock (derived from the Latin word ignis meaning fire), or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic. Igneous rock is formed through the ...

Thundereggs look like regular rocks from the outside, but contain intricate and colorful mineral patterns inside — often made ...

Stone has been the backbone of British and Irish construction for millennia, from Stonehenge to Georgian townhouses, and its relevance has never diminished. In contemporary construction projects ...

Rockhounders can find all kinds of gemstones across the United States, but there are certain places where geodes can be found ...

Hannan Metals Limited (TSXV: HAN) (OTC Pink: HANNF) (FSE: C8MQ) (“Hannan” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the restart ...

Microscopic evidence reveals how cooling magma chambers were recharged by fresh volcanic injections 2.5 billion years ago to ...

First Phosphate is a vertically oriented development company holding a large land position in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Québec ...

Life in paradise can be hard. Paradise is a Greek word of Persian origin made famous by the Jewish bible: it comes from a mix of very different cultures. The word means a walled garden. The garden ...

Rare rocks buried deep in central Australia have revealed how a valuable niobium deposit formed during the breakup of an ...

THIS book is intended for two classes of reader, namely, the student beginning the study of the igneous rocks, and the geologist seeking a refresher course. As a result, the beginner will need careful ...

The King's Trough Complex is a several-hundred-kilometer-long, canyon-like system of trenches on the North Atlantic seafloor.

For a long time, scientists assumed that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids and comets billions of years ago. This coincided with the Late Heavy Bombardment (ca. 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago), a ...