Rocks and Minerals
From Flood Geology
Emeralds—Treasures from Catastrophe
Diamonds, rubies, and emeralds—the most treasured gems on earth. Each has unique qualities that require special conditions to form. Emeralds, prized for their color, are the most unlikely of all. Emerald is the clear green gem and a rare variety of the relatively rare mineral beryl. This fairly hard mineral is composed of four elements—beryllium, aluminum, silicon, and oxygen.
Gold—In All Of Its Glitter
No other mineral has provoked so much wonder and strife. Of all earth’s commodities, gold was chosen from among earth’s minerals to represent God’s own glory. Its unique qualities and current location on the earth are no accident, influencing the history of nations.
Diamonds Are Evidence for Evolution?
To see the newest evidence for evolution—and what Darwinists rest their faith on—look no further than the local jewelry shop! Calling the beginning of life “[o]ne of the greatest mysteries in science,” LiveScience managing editor Robert Roy Britt looks at diamonds, which some scientists believe may hold the answer to that great mystery.
News About Rocks and Minerals
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Jan. 3, 2019 from Ken Ham Blog
A recent editorial reminded me of the secular claim that diamonds take billions of years to form. Is that true?
Articles About Rocks and Minerals
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Dec. 29, 2023 from Answers Magazine
No other mineral has provoked so much wonder and strife.
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Jan. 1, 2021 from Answers Magazine
Can the size of a crystal further confirm the timescale in God’s Word?
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Sept. 16, 2018 from Answers Magazine
Forming the coveted qualities of jade requires unique conditions unlike anything on earth today.
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Sept. 7, 2017 from Answers Magazine
Minerals display not only God’s incredible creativity and His care for our needs, but also His unbounded love of variety and beauty.
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March 13, 2017 from Answers in Depth
“Planet Earth makes its own water from scratch deep in the mantle” was the article headline in the January 27, 2017, New Scientist’s Daily News.
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July 10, 2016 from Answers Magazine
Diamonds are dazzling but definitely not “forever.” In fact, they wouldn’t exist without special conditions that God provided.
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In-Depth ArticleDid Earth’s Earliest Life Leave Carbon Footprints in a 4.1 Billion-Year-Old Zircon?Nov. 5, 2015 from Answers in Depth
Carbon residue preserved in zircon dated 4.1 billion years old does not reveal life’s evolution or the time of life’s beginning.
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May 20, 2015 from Answers Magazine
Only one place on Earth holds a treasure trove of precious opals—Australia’s Outback.
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June 26, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Discovery inside a diamond in the rough shows Jules Verne wasn’t far off when he wrote about a hidden ocean in Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
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Magazine Department ArticleBuried TreasureOct. 1, 2013 from Answers Magazine
Down in the Cave of Crystals under Mexico’s Naica silver mine, you’ll find crystals measuring up to 36 feet (11 m) long.
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Aug. 22, 2012 from Answers Magazine
What unique forces brought emeralds to the earth’s surface for us to enjoy?
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Potential Evidence for The Great Oxidation EventOct. 29, 2011 from News to Know
Oceanic chromium pins down date for the Great Oxidation Event.
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Oct. 1, 2011 from Answers Magazine
What’s one of the most sought-after commodities in human history—the only rock we eat because it’s so essential to life?
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Jan. 5, 2011 from Answers Magazine
God’s Word gives these two stones special attention. Indeed, rubies and sapphires are mentioned more often than diamonds.
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Nov. 14, 2010 from Answers Magazine
Atoms are some of the most spectacular wonders that God created and we just take them for granted.
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Tiny Diamonds, Big ExplosionJan. 10, 2009 from News to Know
Scientists are taking the gold standard for proof of extinction to the next level—with diamonds.
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Diamonds Are the Latest Evidence For EvolutionAug. 2, 2008
To see the newest evidence for evolution—and what Darwinists rest their faith on—look no further than the local jewelry shop!
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Diamonds May Offer Clues to Earth's Earliest LifeJuly 5, 2008
The diamond may be more than a girl’s proverbial best friend—it may be an old-earther’s best friend, too, if a recent Nature report is accurate.
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Woman's Best Friend Disrupts Man's PlansAug. 25, 2007
The Jack Hills region of Western Australia is home to diamonds “nearly as old as the Earth itself and considered the oldest terrestrial diamonds ever discovered,” according to a new study.
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Technical Research PaperThe Rapid Formation of Granitic Rocks: More EvidenceAug. 1, 2001, pp. 122–125
It was once thought that granitic magma was so viscous that it would take hundred of millions of years for granitic rocks to form.
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Semi-Technical Research PaperMicroscopic Diamonds Confound GeologistsApril 1, 1996, pp. 1–2
Diamond grains discovered in high-grade metamorphic rocks (gneisses) from Norway may force geologists to rethink ideas about the Earth’s crust and processes.
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Magazine ArticleCreating OpalsDec. 1, 1994, pp. 14–17
Today we admire and enjoy the beauty opals and opalized bones. But when we realize their formation resulted from catastrophic judgment, we worship God for His salvation in Christ at the cross.
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Semi-Technical Magazine ArticleDiamonds—Evidence of Explosive Geological ProcessesDec. 1, 1993, pp. 42–45
Diamonds have been highly prized throughout history, being regarded as symbols of wealth and power.
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Magazine ArticleGrowing Opals—Australian StyleDec. 1, 1989, pp. 10–15
In a dusty old wooden shed on a side street in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia, a bush scientist trying to discover the origin of opal has been able to ‘grow’ opal.
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