Sorting Minerals Differently Could Usher a New Era for Mineralogy - Eos

Grouping minerals by how they were formed yields insights into our planet’s evolution across billions of years.

Before Earth existed, there were minerals. Some stood witness as the solar nebula stashed stardust and meteorites coalesced to form our rocky abode. But the centuries-old system for classifying miner… [+6190 chars]

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