While many rocks don’t burn, some of them do. It depends on what the rocks are made of – and that’s related to how they were formed. Rocks that burn when they get heated up are combusting. This means ...

While many rocks don’t burn, some of them do. It depends on what the rocks are made of – and that’s related to how they were formed. Rocks that burn when they get heated up are combusting. This means ...

Geologists have shed light on how silica-rich rocks, called the Wolf crater complex, formed in the southern hemisphere on the near side of the Moon 1. The silicic rocks formed in the lunar crust, the ...

Samples from slag cliffs in England reveal industrial waste products can turn into rock in less than four decades, challenging assumptions about how rocks form. When you purchase through links on our ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why don’t rocks burn? – Luke, age 4, New Market, ...

Alan Collins receives funding from the Australian Research Council, MinEx CRC, BHP, Santos, Empire Energy, Teck Resources and the NT, SA and WA Governments. He is affiliated with the Geological ...