Six ‘Must-Have’ Minerals for Life’s Emergence: Olivine, Pyrrhotite, Bridgmanite, Serpentine, Fougerite and Mackinawite
Life cannot emerge on a planet or moon without the appropriate electrochemical disequilibria and the minerals that mediate energy-dissipative processes. Here, it is argued that four minerals, olivine ([Mg>Fe]<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub>), bridgmanite ([Mg,Fe]SiO<sub>3...
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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Life |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/11/291 |