While many rocks don’t burn, some of them do. It depends on what the rocks are made of – and that’s related to how they were formed. Rocks that burn when they get heated up are combusting. This means ...

Sedimentary rocks are made up of pieces of older rocks (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) and organic remains (shells, bone, etc.). When rocks break apart from erosion they are transported by ...

Researchers have discovered microdiamonds in the Nishisonogi metamorphic rock formation in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Microdiamonds in metamorphic rocks are important minerals because they form in ...

WHEN the first edition of this sound and very readable work appeared some eleven years ago, an appendix (76 pages, by Mr. T. Crook) dealing with the systematic examination of loose sediments was not ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Some rocks are very common on earth. Large portions of the ...

The geological history that led to the formation of giant crystals and a 36-foot geode has been revealed by scientists. By looking at the abandoned mine where the geode of Pulpí was found, they were ...