Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...

It is the test bed for a collaboration between academics, space agencies and mineral exploration companies which aims to ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?

Places such as Purgatory Chasm and Millstone Hill, in Worcester's Green Hill Park, bear witness to the work of the glaciers.

Marble, slate and quartzite are types of metamorphic rock. Minerals – A mineral is a natural substance that comes from the Earth. Minerals are found in rocks, water and food.

Portsoy has long been known for its important geological features but now researchers from the University of Aberdeen are using the rare assembly of rock types found in the harbour area to replicate ...

Gneiss is a metamorphic rock composed of bands and lenses of various minerals, according to Geology.com. "Our candidates for the oldest U.S. rock are ancient gneisses with complex histories.

Metamorphic rock is formed when existing rock is transformed under high heat and pressure, which generally destroys any fossils that were in the rock before it was metamorphosed.For example, marble is ...