So far in this series, pretty much every material we’ve covered has had to undergo a significant industrial process to transform it from its natural state to a more useful product. Whether it’s the ...

One of the most abundant minerals in the Earth’s crust, quartz is essential for manufacturing core components of smartphones ...

Minerals are typically formed when molten rock, or magma, cools, or by separating out of mineral-rich water, such as that in ...

Mineral Monday is a weekly video series exploring the many amazing minerals, fossils, and historic objects on display at the W.M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum as told by museum ...

The invention of the computer is often articulated like a three-act play: the idea of the computer arrives, then there is the process of how to make the computer and, finally, there is the creation.

What are the most common minerals on earth? The answers is not as easy at is seems and depends if we consider the entire earth or just the part that is directly accessible to us. The most common ...

In and around Mount Ida, the identity of the official Arkansas State Mineral can be guessed just by looking around. In fact (pun alert!), the laureate is crystal-clear from billboards and other signs.