The critical mineral, used to produce silicon, is a foundational material for strategic industries like semiconductors and photovoltaics – and now it can be mined in China.

According to a report by CCTV, journalists learned from the Ministry of Natural Resources today (10th) that the "Announcement on Newly Discovered Mineral Species" was recently released, identifying a ...

China announced it has discovered new deposits of high-purity quartz, a mineral with a small but crucial role in the production of semiconductors and solar panels.

China's Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) recently announced the identification of a new mineral species – high-purity quartz ore. This discovery marks a breakthrough in reducing reliance on imports ...

China recently discovered a new mineral species — high-purity quartz, the CCTV News reported on Thursday, saying that this ...

Miners discover a one-of-a-kind amethyst crystal inside a large basalt geode in the Santa Rosa mine in Uruguay’s Artigas ...

More than 4,000 naturally occurring minerals—inorganic solids that have a characteristic chemical composition and specific crystal structure—have been found on Earth. They are formed of simple ...

The Science Education Center houses thousands of rock and mineral samples in what is known as "The Rock & Mineral Room." The entire collection can be viewed by clicking on each of the virtual drawers ...

So far in this series, pretty much every material we’ve covered has had to undergo a significant industrial process to transform it from its natural state to a more useful product. Whether it ...