Happy Mineral Monday! This week, learn about the mineral sphalerite and its many shades of green. Did you know sphalerite is one of a select group of minerals that fluoresce under a black light? Watch ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Researchers at Montana Tech have been awarded $385,000 from the National Science Foundation to study an ore mineral commonly found in the Butte and Philipsburg areas. Professor Chris ...

TEMPE, Ariz. - Reactions among minerals and organic compounds in hydrothermal environments are critical components of the Earth's deep carbon cycle, they provide energy for the deep biosphere, and may ...

Near the Syrian city of Afrin, an international research team, including researchers from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment at the University of Tübingen, has discovered ...

Some sulphide boulders display layering and breccia textures with grades of zinc-lead-silver mineralization similar to ore at the Sullivan deposit (see photos below). The sulphide boulders with zinc ...

Researchers have demonstrated how a common mineral acts as a catalysts for specific hydrothermal organic reactions -- negating the need for toxic solvents or expensive reagents. Reactions among ...