Explore the mesmerizing Rainbow Mountains Zhangye Danxia in China! Discover the geological secrets and vibrant colors of Rainbow Mountains.

Uncover the differences between rocks, minerals, and gemstones, discover how they are all formed, and explore examples from each category.

What is magma? Magma is a super-hot viscous material that consists of molten and semi-molten rock that flows deep beneath the Earth’s surface. Depending on the chemical composition of the magma, there are three magma categories: basaltic magma, andesitic magma, and rhyolitic magma. There are different mechanisms for magma formation: partial melting, decompression melting, and flux-induced melting. When magma breaks through the earth’s surface, the magma that reaches the surfa

The Richat Structure (The Eye of the Sahara) is an eroded geologic dome in Mauritania, Africa. Its birth started over 100 million years ago.

Diamonds are minerals composed of carbon that come from deep volcanic eruptions in the Earth's mantle and were formed billions of years ago.

From white sand beaches to black sand beaches, and even multicolored sand beaches - Earth has it all! Where does the sand color come from? What gives sand its color? The white sand beaches are made up of pure quartz, the pink sand beaches get their color from foraminifera, the red sand beaches, green sand beaches, gray sand beaches, and black sand beaches get their colors from the different ingredients in the lava from volcanic eruptions. Purple sand beaches are based on diff