T o the untrained eye, the Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC), in northeastern South Africa, is kind of unassuming. It’s roughly the same size as West Virginia – or, for metric users, the Republic of ...

Long ago, when Romans wanted to build a new temple, they would head to the nearby quarries of Tivoli, chisel out blocks of porous ...

The Wyoming State Geological Survey has digitized old maps of the Granite Mountains, shedding light on hidden geological ...

Mineralogy is the study of minerals, the building blocks of rocks, which are naturally-occurring, crystalline solids with a set chemical make-up. This includes the study of the chemical composition ...

All stones in Cortina are made from granite found on tiny island in Firth of Clyde and crafted in East Ayrshire “It takes 60m years and about six hours to make a curling stone,” shouts Ricky English ...

Every stone thrown at the Olympic curling tournaments comes from the same place — the remote island of Ailsa Craig, off the Scottish coast.

ATTENTION has been directed in these columns to this now well-known text-book on two previous occasions. On May 14, 1891 (vol. xliv., p. 25), the first edition was reviewed at length, and on May 20, ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics are well under way, and this year everyone’s talking about one thing: Curling. That’s right. This sport, which involves sweeping a stone onto a target, is taking the internet ...

Explore all key property features for 21 Ronwin Court, Granite Rock. Click here to find out more. What is the size of the property at 21 Ronwin Court, Granite Rock? The external land size for 21 ...

SAND CITY – The well-known we.Mural Festival has put a mark on Sand City since its inception in September 2020 and this year it is focusing on one art piece. “The City Council decided last year to ...