Minerals and atmosphere coevolve in the Earth’s history
Sergey V Krivovichev · 2026
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Sergey Krivovichev traces how Earth's minerals and its air grew up together, in a 2026 essay. The mineral world plainly changed: species multiplied and structures grew more complex over deep time, yet the young field of mineral evolution still gathers its proof. The author asks how data, not hunches, can show minerals tracking the planet's great shifts.
Mineral counts serve as a sensitive dial of planetary processes. Plate motion reshuffled the crust's chemistry; life's revolutions, above all the rise of oxygen in the air, opened whole new mineral families. Local deposits and global counts both bear the marks. Because the planet also erases its own records, the surviving archive is partial, making each preserved grouping a clue worth reading with care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sergey V Krivovichev |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |