A new atlas charts the global distribution of unusual, critical-metal-bearing igneous rocks, finding that they often form ...
Scientists have created a global “treasure map” for rare earth elements by uncovering where the strange volcanic rocks that ...
Scientists have identified a hidden deep-Earth pattern that may reveal where rare earth deposits form. The study links ...
Rare rocks buried deep in central Australia have revealed how a valuable niobium deposit formed during the breakup of an ancient supercontinent. More than 800 million years ago, tectonic rifting ...