Geoscience professor Matthew Kohn and colleagues published an article titled “Himalayan ‘S-type’ granite generated ...

Yooperlites are a variety of sodalite-rich syenite found in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

We can add another Michigan discovery to the list related to the oldest rock in America! That's right, this particular rock ...

Perseverance is racing through its fastest science mission yet, uncovering ancient rocks that hint at Mars’ violent, watery ...

Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin all feature ancient rocks known as ... celebrated as the optimal method for determining when igneous rocks formed," the report said. The technique involves ...

Geologists recently dated the age of Watersmeet gneiss, a type of rock in the Upper Peninsula, as the oldest in the U.S. Here ...

“They’re all gray,” says Jesse Reimink ... rock called gneiss (pronounced “nice”). It forms when igneous rocks like granite undergo intense heat and pressure, changing their structure ...

Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin all feature ancient rocks known as ... celebrated as the optimal method for determining when igneous rocks formed," the report said. The technique involves ...

Granite and other rocks made from recycled magma Igneous rocks, which form from magma ... and even Jupiter’s angry little moon Io are all overwhelmingly volcanic. But ordinary magma doesn ...

(Igneous rocks can form deep underground from magma ... "For Tablelands, we pulled out all the stops. Over 13 sols," or Martian days, "we used a tool to brush out the top of the tube 33 times ...

The igneous rock intruded into the Cheyenne Belt ... Geological explanations are all well and good, but a natural “X” on the landscape might tempt treasure hunters. However, Webber is confident ...

“You know, the kind of places where all the organic goo and junk would ... Because these crater floor samples came from igneous rocks forged in lava flows, they can help scientists understand ...