Identifying a mineral might sound straightforward: Analyze its chemistry, compare it to known minerals and voilà. But for geologists, this process can be a time-consuming puzzle requiring specialized ...

Botswana Minerals has reported that an AI-assisted exploration study discovered 36 copper anomalies within two of its eight northern Botswana licences, organised into six exploration corridors.

Called bernwoodite, it’s one of two new minerals Korolev and his adviser at the AMNH, Kate Kiseeva, and their colleagues ...

"The key for identification of rock-forming minerals provides an efficient and systematic approach to identifying minerals in thin-section. It is structured in the form of a dichotomous key, ...