Opals, as hydrated forms of silica, encompass a wide range of materials formed by both biogenic and diagenetic processes. The genesis of opal involves precipitation from silica‐rich fluids and ...
Mineral Monday is a weekly video series exploring the many amazing minerals, fossils, and historic objects on display at the W.M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum as told by museum ...
Opalized ammonite fossils are some of the most unique and spectacular paleontological specimens. They were formed through a geological process known as opalization, wherein organic material from ...