What is Granite?
Granite is a common type of granular and phaneritic felsic intrusive igneous rock. Granites, depending on their mineralogy, can be predominantly white, pink...
Chemical Formula: Al2(SiO4)OLocality: Common world wide.Name Origin: From the Greek kyanos = “blue.”
Kyanite, whose name derives from the Greek word kuanos sometimes referred to as “kyanos”, meaning...
The mineral or gemstone chrysoberyl is a beryllium aluminate with the formula BeAl2O4. The name chrysoberyl is derived from the Greekwords χρυσός chrysos and...
Scientists provide new evidence that modern plate tectonics, a defining feature of Earth and its unique ability to support life, emerged roughly 3.6 billion...
