NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered high-purity quartz crystals on Mars, a discovery that could reshape the search for ...

But there’s a catch with this crystal. While bismuth occurs naturally in the Earth’s crust, the striking crystals that capture the imagination of collectors and artists are usually produced ...

In general, mineral particles are small, having formed within confined areas such as lava flows or between grains of sediments. Large crystals found in geodes and other rocks are relatively rare.