A little knowledge of rocks and minerals will help you identify everything from jewelry to fossils. While reading this article may not turn you into a geologist, it should give you the basic ...
It’ll be a snap to identify gemstones once Robert Downs finishes his library of spectral fingerprints for all the Earth’s minerals. Downs is almost halfway there. So far, the associate professor of ...
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Travertine is not only a geological wonder but also a popular building material. Its use dates back to ancient Rome, evident ...
Beaverton City Library on Thursday, August 8, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The Rice NW Museum of Rocks and Minerals will offer a hands-on class on identifying rocks and minerals. We will walk through the ...
Today's activities will focus on the physical properties of minerals and you will use physical properties to identify 11 common rock-forming and ore minerals. In class you will be using the mineral ...
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Thundereggs Are Nature’s “Loot Boxes” and Can Hold Hold Geological Masterpieces Inside
Thundereggs look like regular rocks from the outside, but contain intricate and colorful mineral patterns inside — often made ...
Neutron and X-ray scans of the Black Beauty Martian meteorite identified hydrogen-rich minerals, providing evidence of water-bearing materials in ancient Martian rock samples.
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