The Science Education Center houses thousands of rock and mineral samples in what is known as "The Rock ... Each link will show a particular set of specimens and include its scientific name. Note: ...

Minerals are typically formed when molten rock, or magma, cools, or by separating out of mineral-rich water, such as that in underground caverns. In general, mineral particles are small ...

No bigger than a smartphone, this remarkable rock has layers that tell the story of the working lives and hardships of miners in the 1800s. A flawless blue topaz gemstone - the largest of its kind - ...

Primary minerals form at elevated temperatures from cooling magma during the original solidification of rock or during metamorphism, and they are usually derived from igneous and metamorphic rocks ...