Sedimentary rocks are made up of pieces of older rocks (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) and organic remains (shells, bone, etc.). When rocks break apart from erosion they are transported by ...

The Rock Cycle is Earth's great recycling process where igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can all be derived from and form one another. Analogous to recycling a Coke can, where an old can ...

ISLA: Look at the shape of this rock, Connor! CONNOR: Good find! That’s a ripple mark left by water that used to sit on top of this before it was rock. This used to be sand and other sediment - that's ...

We often talk about climate change, melting glaciers, or strange landforms. But we rarely think about something that’s always around us– rocks. They don’t make the news, but they’re everywhere. We ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Proceedings of a Technical Committee meeting, Salamanca, ...

Researchers have discovered microdiamonds in the Nishisonogi metamorphic rock formation in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Microdiamonds in metamorphic rocks are important minerals because they form in ...

All the rocks in the world are mainly classified into three types: Sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic. Igneous and sedimentary rocks are largely prevalent in the world. Here are few interesting ...