Magma ascent dynamics in volcanic conduits play a key role in determining the eruptive style of a volcano 1,2,3. The lack of direct observations inside the conduit means that numerical conduit models, ...

As NASA’s MAVEN mission heads toward Mars, scientists say they’ve discovered highly unusual, light-colored rock on the mostly dark-toned Red Planet – and two teams have dueling ideas of what such pale ...

Ever wonder how Earth scientists examine rocks? We cut them up and throw them under a microscope ... and then everything seems different. To many people, a rock is just a rock. If anyone has been ...

Object Details Taxon Plagioclase amphibolite - Primary Record Last Modified 17 Sep 2024 Specimen Count 3 Collection Date 2 Aug 1960 Other Numbers Collector's field number : EMS-70-60 IGSN ID : ...