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Mineralogy
Mineralogy: a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical distribution, as well as their utilization. Most mineralogists study minerals of economic value, such as metals like copper, aluminum, and iron ore, as well as gypsum and clays. They determine their physical and chemical properties, how to efficiently retrieve them from ores, and how to process them.
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JUL 28, 2024Earth & The Environment
Oxygen production is no longer exclusive to photosynthetic organisms. Scientists discover minerals on the ocean floor th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2023Chemistry & Physics
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JUL 28, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Oxygen production is no longer exclusive to photosynthetic organisms. Scientists discover minerals on the ocean floor th
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently awarded a $6.25 million research grant to a collaborative research team from Ar
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 04, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Lithium is a soft metal element, and demand for it is increasing significantly because it is being used in the transitio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Geosciences, a team of researchers led by The Ohio State University have examined dust ga
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Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 14, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Who doesn’t like to zap things, even if only imaginary? Nearly everyone at some point in their life has yelled, &l
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Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 10, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers made a breakthrough in the creation of diamond nanothreads. Led by Samuel Dunning and Timothy Strobel, resea
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Hannah Daniel
DEC 28, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The Apollo Moon missions not only succeeded in landing the first humans on the surface of our nearest planetary neighbor
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Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 27, 2021
Space & Astronomy
An image of Saturn's moon Titan on November 11, 1980 during Voyager 1's flyby. Courtesy NASA/JPL-CalTech/Kevin M. Gill
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Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Recurrent slope lineae (RSL) are dark flows that extend downhill on Mars to form sandy patterns on its surface. Research
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Annie Lennon