Science & Nature - Mineral evolution: how planetary environments create new minerals

Mineral evolution is a hypothesis proposing that mineralogy on planets and moons grows increasingly complex over time. In our Solar System, the number of mineral species expanded from about twelve to over five thousand four hundred. On Earth, this occurred across three eras, starting with asteroid and planet formation, continuing through crust and mantle reworking like plate tectonics, and culminating in living organisms driving chemical changes. In fact, over two-thirds of Earth's minerals arose after biological activity increased, especially following the Great Oxygenation Event.

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