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The rock’s composition may hold the answer. Dark igneous rocks — often rich in iron and magnesium — contain minerals like olivine and pyroxene, and can be formed through volcanic activity.

During its journey, the rover paused at a site known as Port Anson, where it encountered a striking boundary, visible from orbit, between lighter and darker rock layers. This type of boundary, where ...

A high-silica type of igneous rock called rhyolite makes up Yellowstone's magma chamber, which spans an area 55 miles by 30 miles, dropping to a depth of 10 miles below the surface. Beneath it is an ...

A federal jury convicted two Henderson men on Wednesday on charges related to the damage of ancient rock formations at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, according to federal prosecutors.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A federal jury has convicted two men from Henderson, Nevada, for damaging ancient rock formations at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. According to evidence presented at ...

Scuba diver exploring the Yonaguni Monument, a submerged rock formation off the coast of Japan. It is unknown if these sandstone rocks are formed naturally or are of human construction ...

(Bob Leal/Courthouse News Service) LAS VEGAS (CN) — A federal jury took less than half a day Wednesday to convict two men of damaging ancient rock formations in Nevada’s Lake Mead Recreation Area. A ...

Amid the igneous rock formations in the canyon ... Fissures in the ground opened up, allowing basalt to flow freely to the surface, eventually covering 200,000 square miles in the Pacific Northwest.