A team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Leeds, has discovered a new type of basalt while drilling into the Pacific Ocean floor. The discovery of the new variety of basalt ...

A new type of rock created during large and exceptionally hot volcanic eruptions has been discovered beneath the Pacific Ocean. An international team of researchers including the University of Leeds ...

Geologists have discovered a new type of rock. While drilling deep into the seafloor, a team of scientists found a new form of basalt vastly different from any other on Earth, and the planet hasn’t ...

On the banks of the Columbia River, tall columns of rock poke out from the cliffs. “So you see all of these black rocks that are on either side of us, on either side of the river? Those are basalts.

The global basalt rock market is projected to reach $473.6 million by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 4.5% from 2023 to 2032. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, October 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- According ...

A researcher deals with lunar samples at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 15, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] An analysis of moon ...

Scientists at Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune have found a fourth type of rare plateau which is a low-altitude basalt in Western Ghats region of Manjare village in Thane district. Rocks are ...

A new type of rock created during large and exceptionally hot volcanic eruptions has been discovered beneath the Pacific Ocean. A new type of rock created during large and exceptionally hot volcanic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Peridotite is composed mostly of greenish magnesium-iron-silicate ...