Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.

The Guinness World Record for the oldest Earth rock is currently held by the Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt, which is listed as ...

The film explores the composition and characteristics of ... The film also covers the formation of different types of rocks—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic—and highlights the economic ...

9C to 9E), indicating that its primary source was the Cuiú-Cuiú Arc igneous rocks. It was not possible to properly date amphibolite MV-59, which marks the basaltic volcanism intercalated with the ...

We highlight Earth’s three main rock types, how they are formed and their common engineering uses.