Tag: mineralogy
Fractional crystallization: what is it?
The magmatic rocks that make up the majority of the Earth’s crust come from the crystallization of liquids magmatic, at the surface or at depth. Surface crystallization leads to the…
Cabinet of curiosities: the paesina, entire landscapes captured in stone
In this new chapter of Cabinet of curiosities, let’s go to Italy to discover a stone that will sparkle your imagination. Today we are talking about the paesina, a rock…
When nature plays Tetris to shape the structure of minerals
Who has never marveled at the perfection of a quartz crystal or the cubic shape so clean of a pyrite crystal? The perfection of certain crystals may suggest that the…
Quiz: do you recognize these minerals?
Rare and precious or very common, there are now nearly 5,000 known minerals and we are discovering new ones every year! Can you recognize these 10 minerals? You will also…