Pyrite is often dismissed as “fool’s gold” but this mineral creates some of the most stunning crystals in nature. Walk into ...

While the use of iron pyrites in the manufacture of sulphuric acid dates back prior to 1830, it was not until 1838 that the short-sighted policy of the King of Naples, granting the monopoly ot ...

Gold traders divert shipments from China as proposed customs rule threatens hefty new taxes on imports. September volumes hit ...

This meteorite was far larger than the infamous Cretaceous era ending one. ‘We’re looking at a bolide that was 500 to 200 ...

The Perikon Detector contact is between crystals of chalco-pyrites and zincite; in the Ferron Detector between a crystal of iron pyrites and a metal point; in the Silicon Detector between the ...

Gold is often found in underground veins of quartz and, less frequently, in other minerals such as pyrite, granite and ... of heavy deposits like magnetite (iron oxide, Fe 3 0 4, a black, magnetic ...

The spacecraft succeeded where many had failed, peering Venus’ suffocating clouds to showing us the planet’s face for the first time.

If implemented, a tax rule change could disrupt the annual shipment of billions of dollars of gold ore and concentrate to ...

All organisms on Earth ride upon a "ferrous wheel" made of different forms of iron that are essential for life. Aa Aa Aa Biogeochemical cycles describe pathways by which chemical elements move ...

Fossils containing certain minerals can be particularly fragile. For example, when crystals of iron pyrite, which is also known as fool’s gold, form in fossils it can have a dramatic effect. Paul ...

Acid mine drainage has affected Sunday Creek, but Rural Action is working to improve the quality of water throughout ...