Earth’s deep interior may hold water equal to today’s oceans, challenging long-held views of how the planet became habitable.

The mineralogy of Earth is determined by its chemical composition, its physical conditions, and its evolution over time. About 5,000 minerals have been found on Earth and every year some new ones are ...

Minerals are geologic time capsules of the environments in which they form. With the right approach, their mysteries can be cracked open to reveal key features of the ancient Earth or other planets.

The two recently published studies combine detailed molecular imaging and molecular modeling to sort out how gibbsite, a common aluminum-containing mineral, forms and dissolves in exquisite detail.

Venezuela could follow Ukraine as the Trump administration’s next overseas critical mineral source to diversify the U.S. supply chain.

Water molecules line up tiny particles to attach and form minerals; understanding how this happens impacts energy extraction and storage along with waste disposal. Large crystals growing in water ...

There are a number of wet chemical methods that can be used to identify minerals by the way that they react with specific chemicals. The most common way to do this in a controlled and accurate manner ...