Identifying a mineral might sound straightforward: Analyze its chemistry, compare it to known minerals and voilà. But for geologists, this process can be a time-consuming puzzle requiring specialized ...

Identifying minerals blends careful observation with dependable tests that reveal each specimen’s unique signature. Geologists examine hardness, streak, luster, cleavage, and crystal habit to tell ...

When news broke late last month that an unidentified bright blue mineral had been found in Adventure Mining Company’s historic Upper Peninsula copper mine, many people made speculations on social ...

Did you know that minerals are all around us? Minerals are the building blocks that make up rocks! They are the ores that we extract metals from to make electronics. They’re in the soils we need to ...

"Our work solves this problem in a way that we think is uniquely scalable." Enhanced weathering In nature, common minerals called silicates react with water and atmospheric CO 2 to form stable ...

Stanford University chemists have developed a practical, low-cost way to permanently remove atmospheric carbon dioxide, the main driver of global warming and climate change. The new process uses heat ...