A grapefruit-sized dinosaur egg from a fossil bed in China gave paleontologists a huge surprise. Rather than a dinosaur ...

A 70 million year old dinosaur egg from China stunned scientists when it revealed glittering crystals inside, raising new ...

Calcite is a new block that was added to Minecraft in the new 1.17 Caves & Cliffs update. It is a carbonate mineral that is found as part of amethyst geodes which are part of the new update. Calcite ...

Researchers from the University of Göttingen have investigated an intriguing geological phenomenon in Uruguay. These scientists are trying to uncover the mysteries behind the formation of amethyst ...

Florida may not be famous for crystals, but this video proves it should be! Watch as we crack open fossilized clams to reveal stunning calcite crystal formations hidden inside, turning ancient shells ...

Some players have taken advantage of the hollow quality of Geodes and have turned them into beautiful underground bases. In the images above, one Redditor carved out the area around the Geode and ...

Amethyst geodes—some stretching 5 m long—dot the ancient lava flows of Uruguay’s Los Catalanes mining area. The geodes contain calcite, colorless quartz, and agate, another quartz mineral. Large ...

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