GeoPicture of the week: Biggest crystals in the world
Known as Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals), this hidden chamber in Mexico holds some of the largest natural ...
Tag: mineralogy
New mineral discovered in 4.5 billion year-old meteorite
Using 21st century nanotechnology, researchers have discovered a new mineral in samples from a meteorite discovered in Antarctica in 1969. ...
Melt rises up 25 times faster than previously believed
Scientists have for the first time determined the actual permeability of the asthenosphere in Earth's upper mantle, which is basically ...
