A unique rock dug up in southern New Mexico has led to a geological landslide of findings in recent months, after scientists say that rock held several undiscovered ...

As massive glaciers scratched and scarred Earth’s rocky surface, they freed less-common minerals, which were later flushed ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered high-purity quartz crystals on Mars, a discovery that could reshape the search for ...

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.

They found that palmierite-type oxide materials, which have a crystal structure similar to the naturally occurring mineral palmierite, exhibited a relatively low energy barrier for oxide-ion ...

“The particles (of oxidized iron) are so small (nanometers or less) that they don’t really have a defined crystal structure and can’t be called true minerals,” Horgan said. “There are ...

They found that palmierite-type oxide materials, which have a crystal structure similar to the naturally occurring mineral palmierite, exhibited a relatively low energy barrier for oxide-ion ...

Previously, it had been considered that the temperature in the Martian core is likely too high for a solid inner core to crystallize, but the possibility of an iron-sulfide mineral forming the ...

B - Twin selenite crystals and small crystals showing the dark reentrant ... It can take the form of organic molecules, microscopic structures, or specific minerals that indicate the past or present ...