On the first floor of the Science Building, by the geology department, there is a gem (pun intended) of a museum placed right on our campus, and it’s totally free to visit. Everything that you see in...
Galena is by far the most abundant ore of lead and has been smelted for centuries to produce this soft, versatile metal. The United States is one of the leading producers of lead in the world, with prominent...
Unless you study rocks for a living, plagioclase is probably not a mineral you bring up too much in everyday conversation. Nonetheless, it is one of the most important rock-forming minerals and is very...
Pyrite has been known as “fool’s gold” for quite a while now. It is an iron sulfide (FeS2) and has a brassy appearance that causes people to confuse it with gold. Pyrite is found all over the world,...
