Top 10 Toxic Minerals
Coloradoite Coloradoite, also known as mercury telluride (HgTe), is a rare telluride ore associated with metallic deposit (especially gold and silver). Gold usually occurs within tellurides (e.g. Coloradoite) as a … Read More
Tag: geology
Scientists discover a new mineral “Nataliyamalikite”
In the harshest of environments in far-east Russia, Monash scientists have played a leading role in the discovery of a new mineral, which could revolutionise the future of the mining … Read More
Top Spots For Gem Hunting In The US
Emerald Hollow Mine, Hiddenite, North Carolina Find glittering, gorgeous emeralds in Hiddenite, only about an hour’s drive from Winston-Salem, NC. The Emerald Hollow Mine is home to the only emerald … Read More
What is Petrified Wood? How Does it Form?
What is Petrified Wood? Petrified wood is the name given to a special type of fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. It is the result of a tree or tree-like plants … Read More
Biggest Stone Ball in Europe just Discovered in Bosnia
A 10-foot-wide, stone ball recently discovered in a Bosnia forest is touching off a hot debate in academic circles: Was it created by Mother Nature … or a lost civilization? … Read More
Fault curvature may control where big earthquakes occur
Major earthquakes — magnitude 8.5 and stronger — occur where faults are mostly flat, say University of Oregon and French geologists. Curvier faults, they report in the journal Science, are … Read More
What are Ripple Marks?
Ripple marks are sedimentary structures and indicate agitation by water (current or waves) or wind. Ripple marks are ridges of sediment that form in response to wind blowing along a … Read More
Where Does All Earth’s Gold Come From?
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from Latin: aurum) and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. In a … Read More
Why do the two oceans not mix?
It’s not two oceans meeting, its glacial melt water meeting the off shore waters of gulf of Alaska. The reason for this strange phenomenon is due to the difference of … Read More
Nippon Screw Weight System
In the year of 2012 the NARO announced an in-situ ground survey machine, the Nippon Screw Weight System (NSWS), designed to overcome problems with the standard penetration test. The NSWS … Read More