The finest example of Rhodochrosite in the world is on display in Denver, Colorado, at the Denver Museum of Nature and ...

The majority of the specimens destined for display have never been seen by the public before, having spent years in the Museum's research collection. In some cases they needed a thorough clean. These ...

Experts revealed that the new specimen belonged to a previously ... their fossils appear golden and three-dimensional. Pyrite ...

“Pyrite is a very dense mineral, and so fossils from this layer can be CT scanned to reveal hidden details of their anatomy. This technique involves rotating the specimen while taking thousands ...

Mineral characterisation ... a cube of gold perched on a grain of pyrite now included in quartz. A similar photo of the same area taken by student Stephen Knipe was included in New Scientist magazine ...