Learn about how Earth’s history is written in its rocks with this excerpt from “How to Read a Rock” Jan Zalasiewicz The pine tree, in this age-old relationship, is supported by the rock, and gains ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Kids and rocks are made for each other. I ...

THE third edition of this useful American text-book of macroscopic petrology is similar to the previous edition published nearly a quarter of a centrlly ago. The book has been slightly condensed and ...

A thin slice of the ancient rocks collected from Gakkel Ridge near the North Pole, photographed under a microscope and seen under cross-polarized light. Credit: E. Cottrell, Smithsonian. If you’re ...

Rocks and minerals are closely related, but there are fundamental differences between the two. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

A GLANCE at this volume is sufficient to show that we have here a book of the sort which is wanted for quite elementary students. A sentence chosen at random from the introductory chapter will ...