Zircon population in granite rocks are most often heterogeneous with respect to uranium concentrations (which can vary from a few hundred ppm to > 1 %) and the typology of the grains (for example, in ...

Using microwave instruments to peer deep beneath the surface of the far side of the Moon, researchers have detected a ‘hotspot’ they say is a large subsurface granite mass, suggesting the Moon is more ...

The Journal of Geology, Vol. 49, No. 6 (Aug. - Sep., 1941), pp. 641-656 (16 pages) Granites intrusive into basic volcanic rocks in the Red Lake area are commonly surrounded by a zone of rocks ...

Researchers have discovered that the minerals comprising granite crystallize from a molten state at a temperature far lower than previously thought. The new finding challenges geologists' long-held ...

Michael Cheadle, a professor in UW’s Department of Geology and Geophysics, teaches Indian graduate students about geology and granites during a field trip to the Lesser Himalayas in September. Cheadle ...