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Nature 456, 456-458 (27 November 2008) | doi:10.1038/456456a; Published online 26 November 2008
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen
- Copenhagen 2200 Denmark
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Earth science: On the evolution of minerals
Minik T. Rosing1
Abstract
The variety of mineral species has increased since the birth of the Solar System and the development of terrestrial planets. A refreshing view likens the steady rise in mineral diversity to biological evolution.
The 94 naturally occurring chemical elements can combine into an endless number of compounds. In nature, however, such compounds come as a few thousand mineral species1, each with its own eclectic selection of atoms systematically organized in crystal lattices.
- Minik T. Rosing is at the Nordic Center for Earth Evolution, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, DK 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Email: minik@snm.ku.dk
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