In a geologic nutshell: Two ancient types of rock - 1.4-billion-year-old Oracle granite and 50-million-year-old wilderness granite combined to form a type of rock called gneiss.

Beyond its tech image, Bengaluru is home to breathtaking rock formations shaped by time, weather, and legend. Explore these ...

Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada.

Geologists recently dated the age of Watersmeet gneiss, a type of rock in the Upper Peninsula, as the oldest in the U.S. Here's what to know.

Gravity Interpretation of the Dharwar Greenstone-Gneiss-Granite Terrain in the Southern Indian Shield and Its Geological Implications. Tectonophysics, 84, 225-245.

Geologists point out that the soil in Bengaluru, Mysuru, and surrounding areas is silty and red, and the region is made up of metamorphic granite rock called Peninsular Gneiss.

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Follow the heartfelt process of crafting marble and granite from rugged mountain rocks. This video reveals each step, showing the skill and effort behind these stunning stones.

Although the Acasta Gneiss is known to contain the oldest rocks on Earth, finding the 4-billion-year-old samples is like searching for a needle in a haystack.