#minerals

“US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a long list of demands for the World Bank… including ending ​the bank's prohibition on financing upstream oil and gas projects, putting ‌resources into deep-sea critical minerals mining and reforming its procurement policies.” https://www.reuters.com/world/china/bessent-calls-world-bank-reforms-including-upstream-oil-gas-financing-2026-10-15/ #Climate #Energy #Finance #Environment #Ocean #Minerals #UN #USA #USPol #GOP #Geopolitics

Anthorite can be found in lunar & cometary rocks, but Sphalerite gets my vote with cool optical/electrical properties & its role in art history as main zinc ore. Zn has been used in brass & bronze for centuries. Since the 18th century it was used to make ZnO pigments & etching, plates. 🧵1/2 #MinCup26 #scicomm #artHistory #minerals

An analysis of rare earth-rich mud retrieved from ⁠the deep seabed off a remote Pacific Island earlier this year found medium and heavy rare earth elements accounted for about 54% of the total rare earth content. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/25/economy/japan-rare-earths-mud-minamitorishima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #minamitorishima #rareearths #minerals #mining #economicsecurity #china #oceans

Although some bureaucratic hurdles remain, a lease sale brings #fracking to the #forest for the first time – the subject of political effort since at least 2016 [since #Trump’s first term] – far closer to fruition, giving specific #corporations legal rights to the #land & #minerals beneath it. #law #EnvironmentalLaw #FossilFuels #LandConservation #wildlife #ecosystems #FederalGovernment #Ohio #WayneNationalForest #NationalForest #oil #gas #ClimateChange

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🍄🌱 Dr Jennifer McGaley and her team recorded a #timelapse of arbuscular mycorrhizal #fungi growing inside living plant root #cells for the first time. The ancient #underground partnership helps #plants exchange #minerals for sugars. The #research could eventually help #farms reduce their reliance on #synthetic fertilizers. 👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/mycorrhiaza-in-motion-a-56-hour-film-first #agriculture #biodicersiry #biology #carbon #computers #ecology #farming #food #growing #microbiology #microscope #nature #networks #nitrogen #phosphorus #rice #mushrooms #mycology #science #soil #symbiosis #technology #tech #cambridge #womeninstem #tksst #video

A rush for critical minerals echoes oil extraction injustice as harms fall on world's most vulnerable, scientists warn https://phys.org/news/2026-04-critical-minerals-echoes-oil-injustice.html #environment #minerals #fossilfuel #fossilfuels #oil

Look At This Wonderful Fluorite From Bergmännisch Glück Mine, Saxony, Germany Size: 4.7 × 3 × 2.8 cmb.. Largest Crystal: 2.40cm 📷 wittigminerals #minerals #geology