Ever wonder how Earth scientists examine rocks? We cut them up and throw them under a microscope ... and then everything ...

For this study, scientists irradiated feldspar rock samples collected from six different sites across the volcanic province with neutrons. The flux of neutrons converted the Potassium-39 in ...

In these, gold occurs in veins alongside quartz and sulfides within the rock. This alteration is shown by the presence of potassium-rich minerals, such as K-feldspar and muscovite, with gold ...

Researchers have dated volcanic layers at six fossil-bearing sites in Turkey, including one known as Taşhan (shown). The ...