The rocks indicate an ancient, iron-rich environment, but the rover wasn't able study details of the rock's composition.

Igneous rocks form from the solidification of molten ... often featuring hues of red, orange, and yellow. Look for rounded, ...

One clue was the remote detection of igneous rocks with low silica content in the crust of the Red Planet called "ultramafic ...

As the Red Rocks season comes to a close, it's important to remember this is a fully outdoor venue with little to no escape ...

“The rocks in the Bushveld Igneous Complex are very similar to Martian ... in Martian rock samples could help detect life on the Red Planet. “This study adds to the view that the deep ...

Because the glacial erratics that we find in southwestern Ohio come from such a large area, they consist of a wide variety of rock types, including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. These ...

The tragic but fascinating sight of the streets of Pompei, an ancient city destroyed by avolcano eruption. The city was well preserved under the layers of igneous rock. The streetstake visitors back ...

It shows a curious fracture surface due to a heavy gelignite detonation in finely crystalline “trap” rock. So far as I can remember I had seen other examples of this phenomenon, but ...

All Earth Science students need to understand the origins, environments, and basic processes that produce igneous and metamorphic rocks. This concise introductory textbook provides students with the ...

The Atlas of Minerals and Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks in Thin-section provides the geology student and geoscientist with a stunning new color atlas of the main rock-forming minerals and igneous and ...

We travel to units of the National Park System to see beautiful landscape, learn about history, view amazing wildlife, and to ...

The red stripe is coloured by iron pigments ... Wales are the perfect place to spot a rock called rhyolite. An igneous rock, it is formed from an explosive type of lava. It can be best seen ...