A mafic rock is typically created by sea bed volcanoes, while a felsic rock is typically formed through the cooling of lavas. These two rocks were formed in different places and have different ...

Researchers have conducted an integrated geochronological and geochemical study of mafic rocks in the Wutai Complex, North China Craton, revealing key insights into the Neoarchean&ndash ...

He contends felsic rocks can form anytime mafic rocks sink deep within Earth—and not only along subduction zones. In fact, he argues this process can occur on a motionless plate.

Mafic USA LLC announced plans in 2016 to employ over 100 people in Shelby. The company has ceased its operations there and a receivership auction is scheduled to sell "essentially all" of its assets.

Formed in 2012, Ontario-based Mafic Inc. produces composite fibers made from basalt rock, which is formed by the rapid cooling and solidification of lava exposed to the earth’s surface. The ...

Mafic said the hires will add almost $3.6 million in annual payroll to the local economy. Mafic USA is the U.S. unit of Mafic Inc., a privately held company based in Ontario.

First up on our list of oldest fossils ever found are the microfossils of the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt. The rock sequence is located on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay, roughly 25 miles (40 km) ...

Kenneth Sims and other research scientists recently discovered that mafic volcanism of Henrys Fork Caldera -- located in eastern Idaho and west of Yellowstone National Park -- occurred concurrently ...

Mafic USA LLC, which made basalt fibers for a number of industries, has closed its manufacturing facility in Shelby. Iron Horse Auction Co. Inc. announced last week it would hold a two-part, ...

Mafic and ultramafic rocks in Mexico. Southern Mexico is made up of several island arcs, originally separated by trenches, which collided and deformed during the Laramide orogenesis (~80-35 million ...