What FACTS ABOUT ROCKS do you know? They are abundant on earth, and yet little is known about them. These facts will increase your knowledge of the rocks.

Rivers began pumping weathered material into the sea about a billion years after Earth formed, suggesting continents may have gotten an early start.

Understanding geology is critical to studying paleontology because ... Sedimentary rock is formed by the accumulation of minerals and other material. As rocks at the earth's surface are broken down, ...

The museum is also dedicated to the proper handling and preservation of the fossil, rock, and mineral collections ... In addition, we may even be able to organize or assist with a local geology field ...

Hubbard, who first joined the USGS as a postdoc, is part of the agency’s Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI).

Some minerals in rocks and organic matter (e.g., wood, bones, and shells) can contain radioactive isotopes. The abundances of parent and daughter isotopes in a sample can be measured and used to ...

The Department of Geology is about much more than rocks and minerals. Its faculty and students perform cutting-edge research on everything from how glaciers react to climate change to how molten lava ...

The Schmaltz Geology and Mineral Museum hosts an impressive collection of rocks, minerals and fossils from Michigan and around the world. Check out the newly renovated James H. Duncan Mineral ...

Last fall while waiting for freeze-up to provide easier travel, I perused two library books on the geology of Alaska, with my ...

Research activities in the master's or doctorate program in geology span fundamental and precise laboratory studies of rocks and minerals to field studies in remote and rugged locations to ...

Geology studies students gain a deep understanding and appreciation of the Earth: its resources, structure, processes and history. Our faculty and staff research minerals, sediments, rocks, fossils, ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - At the 50th Annual Gem and Mineral Show, local rock lovers could learn more about North Dakota’s ...