A systematic survey of 161 known and postulated minerals originating on Mars points to 20
different mineral‐forming processes (paragenetic modes), which are a subset of formation …

To what extent are naturally evolving systems limited in their potential diversity (ie
“bounded”) versus unrestricted (“open-ended”)? Minerals provide a quantitative model …

This study presents mineral composition estimates of rock and sediment samples analyzed
with the CheMin X-ray diffraction instrument on board the NASA Mars Science Laboratory …

Part VIII of the evolutionary system of mineralogy focuses on 1220 metamorphic mineral
species, which correspond to 755 root mineral kinds associated with varied metamorphic …

Part VI of the evolutionary system of mineralogy catalogs 262 kinds of minerals, formed by
18 different processes, that we suggest represent the earliest solid phases in Earth's crust …

A survey of the average Mohs hardness of minerals throughout Earth's history reveals a
significant and systematic decrease from> 6 in presolar grains to~ 5 for Archean lithologies …

This paper presents an enhanced 3D heat map for exploratory data analysis (EDA) of open
mineral data, addressing the challenges caused by rapidly evolving datasets and ensuring …

The diversity and distribution of Earth's minerals have evolved through almost 4.57 billion
years as a consequence of changing physical, chemical, and ultimately biological …

Volume 98, January/February 2023 9 est scientific estimate of the chemical composition of
Earth's crust (Clarke 1889). A little historical context illuminates the audacity of this …

This study evaluates the petrographic and geo-mechanical properties of the Sakessar
Limestone in the Nammal Gorge, District Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan, to evaluate its …