HONOLULU, Hawaii – By using new, high spatial resolution infrared data from NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft, Victori Hamilton from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Philip Christensen from Arizona ...

Seismicity decreases with depth because elevated confining pressure prevents frictional sliding of faults. However, seismicity tends to increase with depth in the mantle transition zone (depths of ...

Cocooned within the bowels of the Earth, one mineral’s metamorphosis into another may trigger some of the deepest earthquakes ever detected. These cryptic tremors — known as deep-focus earthquakes — ...

This figure illustrates the formation and numerical replication of barred olivine, a unique crystalline texture found in chondrules within meteorites. (a) A polarized light micrograph shows a natural ...

As a leader in the mining industry, I foresee magnesium olivine emerging as a pivotal element across sectors. Its significance extends beyond economic value, branching into realms crucial for both U.S ...