This post (with a couple of updates at the end) is from 2018. Mantle gems include diamonds and peridots. These form under intense heat and
Category: Minerals and elements
Repost: Guest Video: Elements Forming in a Dying Star
Here’s a guest video from 2018. I found this amazing BBC trailer while looking up something I found while researching arsenic. That’s just breathtaking! But
Guest Videos: Gypsum, Awesome Yet Mundane
Why are those scientists risking their lives, and then casting longing glances back at the deadly crystals even as they leave the cave? Because this
Guest Videos: Lutetium, the Neglected Atom
This headline caught my eye: No atom should feel neglected…and if you read the article, there’s some intense competition Lu must overcome if it is
Guest Videos: The Hidden Secrets of Minerals
Air bubbles and other meterial trapped in mineral grains tell scientists many things about the Earth and its history.
Iodine
Many people connect iodine and salt, but are there iodine mines, like salt mines? Does it just occur in food? Why do we need iodine?
