Tag Minerals - results: 8
As the diamonds are mined and where they come from
They are too beautiful not to be considered precious. the People at all times have worshipped jewelry. Stones and metals are not just conquered their minds, but also became the cause of wars. Some were ready to give their lives, a...
What material on Earth the strongest?
If you love comics (and movies) Marvel, you know that in a universe created by Stan Lee, the most durable material on Earth is the metal vibranium. From it, in particular, made Captain America's shield and suit of the black Panthe...
a Meteorite that fell in a small Australian town for a long time remained the most unexplored mineral on the planet Space — an amazing place that can surprise anyone, even the most experienced scientist. So, the meteorite fr...
Found mineral may indicate the traces of life on Mars
Found hydrated silica on the surface of Mars may indicate the presence of life on the planet in the past. the Crater Lake — one of the most possible sites for a future landing of a new Rover . As the portal , in this Martian...
Inside diamond found a new mineral
it looks like rough diamond, it is Possible to assume, what now, diamonds are the best friends not only girls, but also scientists. However, one should not forget that a diamond is called a cut diamond, and in this article we will...
In North America found a diamond the size of a chicken egg
Scientists are still is uncertain how to form some of the most expensive minerals on earth — diamonds. It is known that the largest of them are formed at a depth of 150-200 km and keep . Most large minerals found in South Africa, ...
The minerals showed that the young Mars was full of snow, ice and volcanoes
the Climate of Mars at the beginning of his story — the subject of fierce disputes. What was the Red planet: warm and humid or cold and snowy? The new study, published in Icarus, speaks in favor of the latter. Today we know that M...
The mineralogists found in terrestrial diamonds "alien" ice
collected and studied diamonds from the mines in South Africa, China, Zaire and Sierra Leone scientists from the University of Nevada (USA) found a microscopic inclusion of ice very rare cubic form. Such ice is called ice VII. Thi...