Titanium silicate minerals encompass a diverse class of compounds in which titanium occupies coordination environments that can functionally substitute for silicon in the silicate framework. The ...

Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a proposed method of carbon dioxide sequestration that involves spreading crushed silicate minerals on soils to drive chemical reactions that form carbonate minerals: ...

Chemists at Stanford University have developed a low-cost way to remove carbon dioxide (CO) from the atmosphere using an ...

Spherical lizardite as seen through an optical microscope. The apparent 30-fold symmetry is actually made up of 15 sets of lizardite crystals offset sequentially from each other by 12 degrees, this ...

Clouds of sand can condense, grow and disappear in some extraterrestrial atmospheres. A new look at old data shows that clouds made of hot silicate minerals are common in celestial objects known as ...

Previous studies have shown that various microorganisms can enhance the dissolution of silicate minerals at low (<5) or high (>8) pH. However, it was not known if they can have an effect at ...

China has discovered a new silicate mineral, known as Nipeiite-(Ce), with the highest cerium content found so far, in a rare-earth mine in Central China's Henan Province. The mineral has been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. What are the most common minerals on earth? The answers is not as ...