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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Main Authors: Shaunna M. Morrison, Simone E. Runyon, Robert M. Hazen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/8/4/64