The white dots show the P–T conditions of markers that represent partially molten, hydrated basalt formed in non-uniformitarian tectonic settings in a numerical model of Archaean geodynamics 9.

A recent study of lunar samples collected by the Chang'e-6 mission has revealed the thermal driver behind the moon's young ...

New insights gleaned from volcanic rock are helping scientists better understand how our planet evolved billions of years ago. Studies of basalt, the material that forms from cooling lava, are ...

Basalt is a common gray to black volcanic rock. It is usually fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava on the Earth's surface. It may be porphyritic containing larger crystals in a fine matrix ...