Sedimentary rock is comprised of sediment, as the name suggests. Over time, tiny minerals, sand, rocks, and debris layer on ...

Sodalite forms in igneous rocks that crystallized from sodium-rich, silica-poor magmas. That’s how it got its name—soda + lithos, or “sodium stone," according to Rock Your World gem & art ...

ROCK SPRINGS — Police say a 31-year-old Rock Springs man has died after being thrown from his dirt bike while practicing for a Motocross competition. Rock Springs Police said David Scott Panzer ...

Cyclists pedaling across America to gather stories of people impacted by climate change will lead a bike ride to the Standing Rock Sioux pipeline protest encampment on Sunday. Riders will leave at ...

What they were after was a type of metamorphic rock called gneiss (pronounced “nice”). It forms when igneous rocks like granite undergo intense heat and pressure, changing their structure and ...

The scientists dated the rocks using zircon, a mineral in gneiss, the GSA said. "Dating zircon grains using ... techniques is now celebrated as the optimal method for determining when igneous ...

As detailed in a study published April 10 in the journal Geology, the researchers claim to be the first to fully document and date a complete “rapid anthropoclastic rock cycle” on land ...

Researchers at the University of Glasgow documented a new "rapid anthropoclastic rock cycle", which mimics natural cycles but involves human material over accelerated timescales. They warn the ...

The researchers have documented a new “rapid anthropoclastic rock cycle”, which mimics natural rock cycles but involves human material over accelerated timescales. They warn that the rapid and ...