The Western North Carolina Nature Center is leaping into the new year with some new animals. Crews work to contain stubborn ...

Garnets have been a highly collectible gemstone since prehistoric times, and Arizona is renowned for hosting some of the best specimens. These gemstones are formed as a result of a combination of high ...

Water plays an important role in the Earth's evolution and dynamics, and it can be stored and delivered into the Earth's interior by subducting slabs from the lithosphere. Even trace amounts of water ...

Figure 1（a）Element mapping of the syntheic pyrope garnet at high-pressure and high-temperature（b）Variation of the water content of pyrope garnets with pressure and temperature in the present and ...

This is my pyrope and miscellaneous garnet collection. Pure pyropes are unknown (in nature) - there's always some almandine and spessartine present - pure pyropes would be colorless. I have so few ...

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The Carlsbad laboratory received a 7.26 ct pink modified round brilliant (see above) for a colored stone identification report. Standard gemological testing revealed that the stone was singly ...

Carl Walsh holds a QUT postgraduate research award (PRA) scholarship. Balz Kamber receives funding from the Australian Research Council for Discovery Grant DP220100136 for work that will build on the ...

New research is shedding light on the tumultuous processes that give rise to diamonds, by homing in on a distinct purple companion found alongside them. Diamonds are highly prized for their qualities ...