Geology is biological destiny: whatever minerals land or are deposited in a place determine what or who can make a living there millions of years later (Getty Images/iStockphoto) ...

Critical minerals play an essential role in security and technological competitiveness, but the United States relies heavily ...

Maxim Rudmin, a young researcher and lecturer at the Department of Geology of the TPU Engineering School of Natural Resources ...

Statistical analysis of all known minerals suggests that at least 145 carbon-bearing minerals have yet to be discovered. Most of them are predicted to contain carbon linked to atoms of oxygen ...

Deep in the Myanmar Mogok region, a tiny reddish-orange crystal sat unnoticed. To the untrained eye, it seemed like many other stones—polished by water, overlooked by miners seeking sapphires. But ...

When I’m teaching about minerals, I can point to such-and-such mineral in the case and say, ‘Here’s a wonderful example of whatever feature I happen to be talking about.’” said Owens. After Owens ...

The gallery showcases not only a large percentage of the Earth’s 4,800 minerals, but also some of its rarest. A crocoite, a mineral with spiky, pumpkin-orange, spear-like crystals, is found only ...

Minerals collected from mines in Smith County, Tennessee were donated by Clark Scovel and Stephen Neely to the South Dakota School of Mines' Museum of Geology on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Genova retired in 2005 and Russ followed two years later. Soon after, Genova became president of the Long Island Mineral and Geology Society, recruiting Russ — again — as vice president.

Geology Major As a geology major, you will learn to apply the principles of all the sciences to the study of the Earth. The geology major focuses on a range of fundamental earth systems, including the ...

A geology program will take place in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania on Thursday, May 1. According to a community announcement, geologist Jeri Jones will present “Your Backyard Geology” at 7 p.m. at ...