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Floyd Collins entered Sand Cave a century ago today to explore its prospects as a visitor site and became trapped in a passageway not much wider than his chest, dislodging a 27-pound rock that pinned ...

The discovery raises great interest, as the formation history and conditions that led to these crystals must now be thoroughly investigated. NASA reports that the Curiosity rover has previously ...

THE Pulpí Geode, located in the Sierra del Aguilón, is a massive underground cave or chamber filled with enormous gypsum crystals, some as long as two metres. This stunning natural formation could ...

Archaeologists in England have discovered a Roman-era cemetery with an unusual burial at its center — a stone coffin holding a deceased individual encased in liquid gypsum. This practice is ...

Deep inside, there are several small chambers replete with mineral veins and, gypsum crystals and stalactite formations. On the spoil heaps outside, it may be possible to find Fools’ Gold.

These formation mechanisms lead to contrasting behaviors: gypsum scaling, marked by rapid kinetics and intrusive crystal growth, causes pore wetting, while silica scaling forms highly adhesive ...