In the crash-car derby between heavy and light isotopes vying for the coolest spots as magma turns to solid rock, weightier isotopes have an edge: momentum. The research may offer clues to how igneous ...

Sedimentary rocks are made up of pieces of older rocks (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) and organic remains (shells, bone, etc.). When rocks break apart from erosion they are transported by ...

Processes in intrusions: How big are magma chambers? How do igneous cumulates form? What processes occur in magma chambers? For example, is compaction or porous media convection more important? And ...

While many rocks don’t burn, some of them do. It depends on what the rocks are made of – and that’s related to how they were formed. Rocks that burn when they get heated up are combusting. This means ...

Vast accumulations of igneous rock, termed large igneous provinces, are found in various regions of the globe. These masses of rock were erupted very rapidly — geologically speaking — usually over a ...

Researchers now have stronger evidence of granite on Mars and a new theory for how the granite – an igneous rock common on Earth -- could have formed there, according to a new study. The findings ...

Scientists believe the solar system was formed some 4.6 billion years ago when a cloud of gas and dust collapsed under gravity possibly triggered by a cataclysmic explosion from a nearby massive star ...

The islands of Hawaii are filled with all kinds of volcanic wonders — from the smoking calderas of active volcanoes to the igneous lava tubes forged by ancient eruptions. However, one volcanic feature ...

We often talk about climate change, melting glaciers, or strange landforms. But we rarely think about something that’s always around us– rocks. They don’t make the news, but they’re everywhere. We ...