Cool Canyon is unlikely to be cool most of the year as far as the daytime temperature is concerned, but it is definitely cool in the colloquial sense. Hike up this east-west–oriented canyon and ...

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We say we're in the Granite State, but actually New Hampshire's rocky foundation is less than half granite. What are those other rocks? And how did they get there? For answers we turn to Granite Geek ...

This city was built on and around what is now referred to as Manhattan Schist, a tough old rock that has essentially become the backbone of the island. There are plenty of places to spot the stuff ...

Late Ordovician blueschist from the schist of Skookum Gulch, eastern Klamath Mountains, California, is the oldest known blueschist in California and one of the oldest in North America.

A synthetic foliated material made of mica flakes and NaCl has been compressed normal to the foliation, in plane strain, with and without interstitial brine, at room temperature. The experiments have ...

In Northern Ireland, we have a diverse range of rock forms. Basalt rock comprises most of County Antrim’s geological map, while sandstone and slate comprise most of Down and some of Armagh. In fact, ...