Mineralogy
Mineralogy: a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical distribution, as well as their utilization. Most mineralogists study minerals of economic value, such as metals like copper, aluminum, and iron ore, as well as gypsum and clays. They determine their physical and chemical properties, how to efficiently retrieve them from ores, and how to process them.
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FEB 07, 2020Chemistry & Physics
FEB 07, 2020The existence of a diverse atmosphere on our planet is crucial for life. On top of being in the goldilocks zone, another life-supporting feature of our Ear...WRITTEN BY: Daniel DuanMAY 19, 2019Earth & The Environment
MAY 19, 2019Scientists have recently discovered a new way that volcanoes are forming – deep below the paradise island of Bermuda. We all know from middle school ...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 14, 2018Microbiology
NOV 14, 2018Northern Chile is home to the driest desert on Earth, the Atacama Desert....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2018Space & Astronomy
AUG 21, 2018Researchers have continuously speculated that the Moon might harbor traces of water ice, but new observations conducted with NASA’s Moon Mineralogy M...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardMAY 23, 2018Space & Astronomy
MAY 23, 2018Back in December, a critical component of the Mars-based Curiosity rover’s drill stopped working. In particular, two drilling stabilizers used to kee...WRITTEN BY: Anthony Bouchard
FEB 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
FEB 07, 2020
The existence of a diverse atmosphere on our planet is crucial for life. On top of being in the goldilocks zone, another life-supporting feature of our Ear...
WRITTEN BY:
Daniel Duan
MAY 19, 2019
Earth & The Environment
MAY 19, 2019
Scientists have recently discovered a new way that volcanoes are forming – deep below the paradise island of Bermuda. We all know from middle school ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 14, 2018
Microbiology
NOV 14, 2018
Northern Chile is home to the driest desert on Earth, the Atacama Desert....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2018
Space & Astronomy
AUG 21, 2018
Researchers have continuously speculated that the Moon might harbor traces of water ice, but new observations conducted with NASA’s Moon Mineralogy M...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 23, 2018
Space & Astronomy
MAY 23, 2018
Back in December, a critical component of the Mars-based Curiosity rover’s drill stopped working. In particular, two drilling stabilizers used to kee...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 20, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
SEP 20, 2017
This fist-sized, glassy rock collected by Micheal Zanetti. Credit: Micheal Zanetti About 38 million years ago, an estimated city-sized asteroid raged again...
WRITTEN BY:
Daniel Duan
JUN 25, 2017
Videos
JUN 25, 2017
There are tons of naturally-occurring minerals in the world; well over 4,000 to speak numerically, but up to 208 of those minerals in existence today are a...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 27, 2016
Microbiology
JUN 27, 2016
The Arctic is melting down at an unequaled rate, shaped by a multitude of circumstances. One of the most influential of those factors is how much light is ...
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2015
Space & Astronomy
APR 04, 2015
Two-tone mineral veins at a site NASA's Curiosity rover has reached by climbing a layered Martian mountain offer clues about multiple episodes of fluid mov...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim
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