Next week marks the return of Geology Rocks at the National Coal Mining Museum for England – a brilliant day of free, family ...

How hard is a diamond? What is the difference between granites and garnets? Minerals are the building blocks of rocks. They are inorganic, crystalline solids with a known chemistry. Examples of ...

Many people think that because rocks are usually hard and have ... ‘Mike Rumsey, our senior curator in charge, did an amazing job searching our extensive collection to find the best selection of ...

Discover Grandfather Mountain this spring and summer with daily programs and special events for all ages. Nature, animals, ...

Some minerals in rocks and organic matter (e.g., wood, bones, and shells) can contain radioactive isotopes. The abundances of parent and daughter isotopes in a sample can be measured and used to ...

Petrology is the study of rocks - igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary - and the processes that form and transform them. Mineralogy is the study of the chemistry, crystal structure and physical ...

Quantitative Classification of Igneous Rocks Based on Chemical and Mineral Characters, with a Systematic Nomenclature. By Whitman Cross Joseph P. Iddings Louis V. Pirsson Henry S. Washington ...

ROCK up and dig deep into the past for a gem of a day this weekend at the National Coal Mining Museum for England - Geology ...