Known for its placing blue shades, shimmering floor, and metaphysical residences, blue kyanite jewelry has emerged as a fave ...

The oldest rock in the United States has been discovered in Michigan, with zircons dating back 3.82 billion years.

Abstract: The influence of nano-, microstructural and nanochemical transformations on metamorphic processes and also on microbiological and mechanochemical dispersion of iron-oxide-silicate rocks and ...

Among the many gemstones that have captivated jewelry fans for hundreds of years, blue kyanite holds a completely unique ...

Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin all feature ancient rocks known as gneisses — metamorphic rocks banded with various minerals — but an analysis determined that the gneiss in northern Michigan ...

Quartzite/­mica-quartz schist followed by carbonate-silicate rocks make up the upper unit. The local basement is constituted by orthogneiss-migmatite (Xingu Complex) and the Buritirama metagranite.

The main composition of the rocks is a mineral called kaolinite, a soft, white silicate clay mineral ... believe it is an aluminum-rich type that can form in both igneous and metamorphic environments.

It features scenes of farmers tilling soil, majestic mountain roads, sedimentary rock formations, and granite and marble quarries. The film also highlights natural phenomena such as volcanic ...

A new process could enable crushed rocks to capture carbon dioxide from the air much more quickly, turbocharging a carbon removal technique that is already being widely adopted. Natural silicate ...

Located in central Bohai Bay, with an average water depth of approximately 20 meters, the project, which is also the world's largest metamorphic buried hill oilfield with cumulative proven oil and ...

Silicate rock makes up the Earth's crust and the towering bulk of its mountain ranges. Igneous and metamorphic rocks are loaded with it. Sand, too, is mostly grains of silicates weathered out of ...