X” really does mark a spot in Sybille Canyon along Wyoming Highway 34, but it doesn’t mark the site of buried treasure. It’s ...

The Guinness World Record for the oldest Earth rock is currently held by the Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt, which is listed as ...

In a new paper, Jordan Jensen and Alexis Ault introduce a new forensic tool designed to enhance our understanding of how ...

ABSTRACT: The Aptian-Albian age deposits are one of the most important reservoirs in Persian Gulf of Iran. These are equivalent to Shuaiba Formation in the southern part of the Persian Gulf.

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The increasing presence of igneous rocks in hydrocarbon-bearing basins are drawing more attention. While the roles they play during the hydrocarbon generation and reservoir formation remain poorly ...

Schematic diagram of multi-scale structure for the Niutitang Formation shale. From top to bottom ... Given the multiscale heterogeneity and mineralogical diversity of the rocks, we first examined ...

Here on Earth, spinel is a magnesium aluminum gemstone. How the spinel got into the kaolinite rocks is unknown, but the researchers believe it is an aluminum-rich type that can form in both igneous ...

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 ...

The international team of experts has been working together since 2021 to study the Durupinar Formation, which they believe could be the site of a massive preserved vessel. A team of scientists ...