The role of temperature in forming rocks
Without temperature, there is no geology.
Tag: Rocks
What’s the difference between rocks and minerals
The primary difference between rocks and minerals lies in their composition and formation.
Sandstone: characteristics, rock formation, and uses
It's one of the most widely found sedimentary rocks.
Granite geology: how granite forms, minerals, and composition
Granite is one of the most intriguing types of rock -- and one of the most common type of igneous ...
Basalt: characteristics, formation, uses
Basalt is a common dark-colored igneous rock with some intriguing qualities.
There’s a museum in Japan that honors rocks which resemble human faces
Among them, you'll find ET or even Jesus.
Silica rains helped form Earth’s crust four and a half billion years ago
Talk about hailstone, right?
NASA released the most awesome pictures of Mars’ surface to date
The rocks from Mars are surprisingly familiar.
Rocks prove Mars used to resemble the Earth a lot — but no, that doesn’t mean there was life on it
But maybe our neighbour wasn't always so red-faced after all.