Earth's magnetic shield is much older than previously thought
An artist’s depiction of Earth’s magnetic field deflecting high-energy protons from the sun four billion years ago. Note…
July 2015
A Rare Manganaxinite on Rhodonite
Manganaxinite Formula: Ca 2 Mn +2 Al 2 BSi 4 O 15 (OH) System:Triclinic Colour:Brown, golden-yellow Hardness:6½ - …
Fish teeth and tectonic plates tell a new story about world's largest ocean current
Fossil fish teeth recovered from the ocean floor around Tasmania have shed new light on the origins of the world'…
Spectacular Malachite, Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla System: Orthorhombic Colour: Green, bluish green, ... Lustre: Vitreous, Waxy, Earthy Hardness: 2½ - 3½ A…
Origins of life: New model may explain emergence of self-replication on early Earth
A schematic drawing of template-assisted ligation, shown in this model to give rise to autocatalytic systems. O…
Gascoyne's 'Trapped Continent' Turns Up Unusual Gold Deposit
The Nalunaq Gold Mine contains hanging wall rocks (pictured) which are Paleoproterozoic amphibolite-facies metadolerites…
First measurements taken of South Africa's Iron Age magnetic field history
Magnetic field strength in the South Atlantic Anomaly is shown. Credit: Michael Osadciw/University of Rochester. …
'Carbon sink' detected underneath world's deserts
Scientists followed the journey of water through the Tarim Basin from the rivers at the edge of the valley to the des…
Ring Dike complex
While big game animals such as lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, and water buffaloes draw most visitors to Pilanesb…
Twin volcanic chains above a single hotspot with distinct roots
Scientists find explanation for geochemically distinct parallel tracks of volcanoes formed by the same volcanic hots…
Beautiful Afghanite Crystal
Afghanite Formula: (Na, K)₂₂Ca₁₀[Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆](SO₄)₆Cl₆ System:Hexagonal Colour:white, light blue, dark ... Hardne…
Grenada reports decreased activity at underwater volcano
An underwater volcano north of Grenada is showing a decline in seismic activity, authorities on the eastern Caribbean isl…
Excellent complimentary pair of sliced Malachite and Azurite
Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 System:Monoclinic Colour:Bright green, with ... Hardness:3½ - 4 Streak:Light gre…
Key facts about Nepal's quake and the risk of sequels
Three months after a massive earthquake struck Nepal, killing more than 8,800 people and destroying nearly 600,000 home…
Undersea volcano called Kick 'em Jenny rumbling off Grenada
An active underwater volcano off Grenada's northern coast called Kick 'em Jenny was rumbling Thursday and regiona…
Researchers map out trajectory of April 2015 earthquake in Nepal
Images showing the back-projected power and path of the Nepal earthquake. Researchers have accurately mapped out…
Unique diamonds discovered in frozen lava sample from Kamchatka
Geologists have found a new type of diamond in the frozen lava eruption of the Tolbachik volcano in Kamchatka. T…
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