A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence ...

Sometimes sedimentary rocks are disturbed by events ... fossil sites across large discontinuous areas. Some minerals in rocks and organic matter (e.g., wood, bones, and shells) can contain ...

Sedimentary rock covers 75-80% of the Earth's crust ... rocks that make up the soil parent material (Table 1). Primary minerals form at elevated temperatures from cooling magma during the original ...

The Science Education Center houses thousands of rock and mineral samples in what is known as "The Rock & Mineral Room." The entire collection can be viewed by clicking on each of the virtual drawers ...

The film also covers the formation of different types of rocks—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic—and highlights the economic value of minerals, mining practices, and the importance of ...