The Paleomineralogy of the Hadean Eon Revisited
A preliminary list of plausible near-surface minerals present during Earth’s Hadean Eon (>4.0 Ga) should be expanded to include: (1) phases that might have formed by precipitation of organic crystals prior to the rise of predation by cellular life; (2) minerals associated with large...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-12-01
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Series: | Life |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/8/4/64 |