Peacock Rock
Peacock Rock: minerals bornite and chalcopyrite. Peacock ore is a pet name, referring to rocks made of the minerals born…
Peacock Rock: minerals bornite and chalcopyrite. Peacock ore is a pet name, referring to rocks made of the minerals born…
Rainbow obsidian, also known as fire obsidian, is a type of natural glass that gets its name from the iridescent sheen that …
A majority of the world population lives on low lying lands near the sea, some of which are predicted to submerge by the e…
An ostracod trapped in the amber (Image: PA) Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the oldest fossilised anima…
Extinct Cave Bear Found Whole After Being Frozen for 30,000 Years on Siberian Island. A carcass of an ice-age cave bear foun…
Five Rare Blue Diamonds Discovered at Cullinan Mine. The five blue diamonds recovered at Cullinan, all in the space of one w…
A dendrite is a natural tree-like or moss-like formation on, or in, a piece of rock or mineral. A dendritic pattern forms w…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Japan researchers have discovered microdiamonds in the Nishisonogi metamorphic rock formatio…
The chemical element bismuth as a synthetic made crystal. The surface is an iridescent very thin layer of oxidation. Cred…
Blue Scorodite Crystals. Photo credit: Mintreasure.com Scorodite is a common hydrated iron arsenate mineral, with the chemi…
Yellowstone's Giantess Geyser erupts for first time in six years In these troubled times there comes a point wher…