Petrology is the study of rocks - igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary - and the processes that form and transform them. Mineralogy is the study of the chemistry, crystal structure and physical ...

Rising copper demand is outpacing traditional supply. Dr. Liz Dennett, Founder and CEO of Endolith, explains why ore grade ...

It's been a hectic week of travel through Europe, on behalf of our gold-copper company. I'm sitting in the Crowne Plaza in Bratislava, Slovakia, getting ready for some meetings in that capacity. The ...

Planetary scientists at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco today announced startling discoveries on Mars. Using data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), a team of ...

Astrobiologists hope that the detection of certain minerals on exoplanets by ever-more-sensitive space telescopes could indicate biochemical processes associated with life Like life, rocks on Earth ...

The West Australian Supreme Court has ordered a company owned by federal MP and businessman Clive Palmer not to make further amendments to a long-running legal case without the court's permission. Mr ...

Calcareous tubes of the polychaete family Serpulidae are composed of magnesian calcite, aragonite, or mixtures of these two minerals. Mineralogy is controlled principally by generic factors, but may ...

China-owned conglomerate CITIC and subsidiaries Sino Iron and Korean Steel have launched legal proceedings in the Australian Federal Court against mining tycoon turned politician, Clive Palmer, and ...

The closure of mining and export operations at a port in WA north has been temporarily averted after Clive Palmer's Mineralogy said it would not proceed with suspension and termination notices until a ...

If you’ve stumbled across Introduction to Mineralogy—or its Japanese title, Ruri no Hōseki (a.k.a. Ruri Rocks or Ruri’s Jewels)—you might be wondering: is this anime about sparkling gems, quirky high ...