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Cyprus (or Cyprus) is an island located in the eastern Mediterranean, famous since ancient times for its mineral wealth, wine and natural beauty.
The ocean world is not only mysterious but also contains a lot of fascinating treasures.
The Curiosity Robot (NASA) takes close-up photos of minerals with unique shapes on Mars, including ones that look like flowers.
Geologists still cannot determine for sure whether the giant diamond called Enigma crystallized in the Earth's mantle or fell from space.
4.5 billion years ago, the Earth was covered with molten rock (magma) deep in the ocean, creating extreme temperatures common on its surface.
The stone found 220 years ago turned out to be a priceless treasure when viewed inside.
New research has solved the nearly three-decade mystery of a strange fossil man found in a calcite mineral deposit in a cave system near Altamura (Italy).
In 1972, a young ecologist named Hjalmar Thiel ventured to a remote region of the Pacific Ocean known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ).
According to the scientists, soil enriched with ferrihydride has the potential to reduce concentrations of arsenic and uranium - elements that pose a threat to human hea…
The green mineral olivine in the latest specimen collected by the Perseverance robot is abundant in the Earth's mantle.
The mysterious shards of twisted glass scattered across Chile's Atacama desert may have come from a large comet that exploded in Earth's atmosphere about 12,000 years ag…
This mineral is the first example of high-pressure calcium silicate perovskite (CaSiO3) to be found on Earth.
It is possible that this meteorite is several billion years older than the Solar System.
The dark glass fields that dot the world's driest Atacama Desert were created by a comet that exploded about 12,000 years ago.
If confirmed, tremors at a depth of 751 km could surprise geologists who think the middle mantle is virtually earthquake-proof.