Deep within a remote private mine, a remarkable discovery recently captured the attention of all who encountered it. Miners, ...

Quartz is the second-most abundant mineral in the continental crust, and is present both as visible crystals, ranging in size from immense outcroppings weighing tons down to the grains of beach ...

China announced it has discovered new deposits of high-purity quartz, a mineral with a small but crucial role in the production of semiconductors and solar panels.

According to a report by CCTV, journalists learned from the Ministry of Natural Resources today (10th) that the "Announcement on Newly Discovered Mineral Species" was recently released, identifying a ...

Silicates—including quartz, mica, olivine ... and halides are other major mineral classes. Many minerals form beautiful crystals, but the most prized of all are gemstones.

Miners discover a one-of-a-kind amethyst crystal inside a large basalt geode in the Santa Rosa mine in Uruguay’s Artigas ...