Links to mineral deposit model reports published by the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program.

Complete, up-to-date, mineral database containing 4,714 mineral species descriptions and comprehensive picture library of images. These data are linked to mineral tables by crystallography, chemical composition, physical and optical properties, Dana classification…

Chemical Formula: Au Locality: Sierra Nevada Mountains, Nome, Alaska and many other places in the world. Name Origin: Anglo Saxo

Twelve hundred degree centigrade glowing orange lava is cast as the main character in this exploration of volcano science. Beginning with the Mother's Day 20...

⚒ Opal Fossil Coral

bet we could convince someone this is an alien's brain =D

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The first discovery of a new type of hydrothermal vent system in a decade helps explain the long observed disconnect between the theoretical rate at which the Earth's crust is cooling at seafloor spreading ridge flanks, and actual observations. It could also…

The faulted alluvial fans near Badwater in Death Valley are amongst the most visited and classic landforms in the U.S. New mapping and dating of these landforms, presented in this open-access study by Kurt Frankel and colleagues, help to determine the timing…

Gold mining is the process of mining of gold or gold ores from the ground. There are several techniques and processes by which gold may be e...