The Science Education Center houses thousands of rock and mineral samples in what is known as ... Note: Each sample is numbered according to a system of identification, so the visible numbers labeled ...

or possibly served as a method of property identification, meaning the person who engraved the rock then owned it. If scientists are correct about the stone’s lineage, it could be one of the ...

A new study by Dr. Margherita Mussi, published in Quaternary International, highlights how naturally occurring basalt spheres may ... where the relatively heavy rock spheres are at odds with ...

In Northern Ireland, we have a diverse range of rock forms. Basalt rock comprises most of County Antrim’s geological map, while sandstone and slate comprise most of Down and some of Armagh.