hard rock

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Tanbreez is among the largest rare earth hard rock deposits in the world, at 45 million tons.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

"You are my god," Sanae Takaichi, a hard rock enthusiast, told the band's drummer Ian Paice, beaming as she handed him a pair of signed Japanese-made drumsticks.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Most of the fossil remains encased in hard rock, and manually removing it could take years.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Francis Buchholz, the former bassist for the German hard rock band Scorpions who performed at the height of the band’s global stardom, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

They camped in a dry gully bordered by a tangle of shrubs, and took shifts dozing on the hard rock ground and keeping watch.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo