Filled with otherworldly stalagmites, stalactites, and subterranean creatures, this cave is a fascinating journey into the ...

The drive to Meramec Caverns takes you through the quintessential Ozark landscape – rolling hills, dense forests, and ...

Let’s be honest – Missouri’s natural wonders often get overshadowed by coastal braggarts with their oceans and mountains, but ...

Until the current study, cave pearls were neither found in an archaeological context nor used for archaeological research,” ...

Meanwhile, Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave, the world’s longest cave system, presents awe-inspiring formations like Frozen Niagara, a flowstone cascade resembling ... Many American caves are home to ...

Stalagmites form when mineral-rich water, carrying dissolved calcium carbonate, drips onto the cave floor and deposits the minerals as the water ... it took to create the huge stalagmites covered in ...

China's Ministry of Natural Resources recently identified high-purity quartz as the country's 174th mineral type, as multiple ore deposits have been discovered in the country, the ministry ...

Crystal Cave was carved into existence over millions of years by underground streams eroding the marble. It features a half-mile loop of striking rock formations, including stalactites, flowstone, and ...

The Deputy Speaker highlighted the country’s rich mineral deposits, citing the North Central region’s significant deposits of tin, columbite, tantalite, and barite. According to him ...

The Kebbi State Government has announced the discovery of five additional solid mineral deposits, raising the total number of identified mineral resources in the state to over 30. The Commissioner ...

"We started to notice these...small mounds of dirt, and we found, after closer inspection, that it was a very rare mineral for Kartchner Caverns," said Cave Resource Manager, Chelsea Ballard.

There are chemical ways to remove mineral deposits and the soap scum that’s often mixed in with them, especially where the water is considered “hard” because it is high in minerals ...