Deep in the Myanmar Mogok region, a tiny reddish-orange crystal sat unnoticed. To the untrained eye, it seemed like many other stones—polished by water, overlooked by miners seeking sapphires. But ...

Hexagonal diamond up to 60 per cent stronger than normal diamonds could be used to create super-tough drilling and cutting ...

Physicists at Osnabrück University have examined individual water molecules on the calcite surface in more detail. Their ...

Southern Arizona has numerous sites known for their pyroxene minerals, from Twin Buttes south of Tucson, to Ajo, to the Chiricahua, Santa Rita and Patagonia mountain ranges.

Thanks for visiting my channel. I make these short video postcards to highlight my experiences in wonderful places and to entice you to do the same.The Tucson Gem Show videos are so much fun to ...

Solidification processes in molten salts are technologically important in contexts including mineral processing and separation applications. However, high temperature and reactivity make studies of ...

China has been flexing its control over the mining and refining of minerals by adding metals essential for clean energy, chipmaking and defence to its export control list, disrupting global supply ...

Here, clinopyroxene crystals contained low levels of rare earth metals, which were instead housed in a different mineral called eudialyte.

Naica’s crystal cave captivates chemists Giant gypsum crystals reveal their secrets ...

It could be said that minerals are salt-of-the-earth, crystals are organized, and gemstones like to show off. Not very scientific, though, so let’s dive into the details. What is a mineral?

Crystals and gemstones can be more than just beautiful—they can be deadly. Minerals like arsenopyrite, cinnabar, galena, and torbernite carry toxic substances like arsenic, mercury, lead, and ...