NASA and co-researchers from the United States, South Korea and Japan have found a new mineral named “Wassonite” in one of the most historically significant meteorites recovered in Antarctica in ...

The Missouri S&T Mineral Museum is showcasing its collection in a new light with updated and brighter displays.

Bluish-gray molybdenite, a molybdenium-sulfur mineral, in quartz from Wisconsin. More than 5,000 minerals have been identified on Earth, more than half of which are classified as rare, meaning they’ve ...

The United States is rich in many different types of minerals, some of which have been selected as state minerals to represent the state's geology, history, economy, and culture. Each state’s ...

Granite colors range the spectrum from white to black to pink, but what makes a single rock type so variable? Here we will discover what makes each granite a different color, what that tells us about ...

With vast but still underexplored deposits, Central Asia is emerging as a major source of rare earths and critical minerals vital for defense, clean energy and high-tech manufacturing Deposits range ...