A calcite formation hidden in a southern Nevada cave has turned out to be one of the longest and most detailed climate archives ever found on land, preserving a near-continuous record that stretches ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A calcite formation named Snowy River could prove a gold mine for scientists. Snowy River, believed to be the largest continuous calcite formation in the world, was discovered in ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A calcite formation named Snowy River could prove a gold mine for scientists. Snowy River, believed to be the largest continuous calcite formation in the world, was discovered in ...

Many marine organisms, including corals, build skeletons from calcium carbonate – in the form of calcite or aragonite. The current composition of seawater favors the formation of aragonite – but soft ...