The formation of crystalline minerals and their role in the origin …
In the origin of life, minerals were responsible for concentrating, aligning, and acting as templates and catalyzers, allowing for the formation of bonds among the first biomolecules to form polymers, which eventually became assembled to give …
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Mineral Evolution | ROBERT M. HAZEN
Mineral evolution posits that the mineralogy of terrestrial planets and moons evolves as a consequence of varied physical, chemical, and biological processes that lead to the formation …
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The Origin of Clay Minerals in Soils and Weathered Rocks
Our approach is from mineral chemistry and hence has greatly benefited from disc- sions with people who know soils and plants. The project of this book was realized and encouraged with the help of Wolfgang Engel who, unfortunately is not with us to …
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The concept of mineral plant nutrient in the light of evolution
We highlight the idea that the definition of what is a mineral plant nutrient can be enriched by incorporating an evolutionary perspective, thus giving biological insight and helping to integrate information from different disciplines.
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Mineral Nutrition of Plants
About 150 years ago, the function of mineral nutrients in plant growth was a topic of scientific debate. However, it was Justus von Liebig (1803–1873) who collected, compiled and summarised the scattered information pertaining to the importance of mineral elements for plant growth.
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Minerals and the Origin of Life
As a matter of fact, minerals represent challenging substrates for life, since they are sources of nutrients and energy for prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea), single-celled organisms, to appear and evolve.
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Mineral Nutrition of Plants
About 150 years ago, the function of mineral nutrients in plant growth was a topic of scientific debate. However, it was Justus von Liebig (1803–1873) who collected, compiled and …
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Life evolves. So do minerals. How about everything else?
The idea has its roots in the nearly 2 decades Hazen has spent documenting the evolution of minerals—the crystalline building blocks of rocks. Over Earth's history, they evolved from just a few dozen at its start to thousands today.
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Origins of minerals
Many gemstones are found in "alluvial deposits". These deposits have their origin in the destruction of the original rocks and the resulting materials by rivers, floods and glacial movement. During this movement the heavier …
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AE: Lesson 1. Nature and Origin of Soil
Consequently, organic matter is a transitory soil constituent and renewed constantly by the addition of plant residues. 3. Soil water Soil water is the major component of the soil in relation to the Plant growth. The water is held within the soil pores. If the moisture content of a soil is optimum for plant growth, plants can readily absorb water.
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Evolution of Minerals
Mineral evolution differs from the more traditional, centuries-old approach to mineralogy, which treats minerals as valued objects with distinctive chemical and physical properties, but curiously...
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Minerals | Special Issue : Minerals Related to Biological …
Section 3: Mineral utilization in medicine: mineral carriers of drugs and new interpretations of mineral utilization in traditional medicine. This Special Issue aims to reveal the biological origin of minerals and the mechanisms of mineral–biological interaction and their environmental effects and analyze mineral applications in medical research.
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Ancient Minerals on Earth and the Origin of Life
The origin of life is thought to have been the result of natural processes that took advantage of the raw materials available on the early Earth. Understanding how the first organisms on Earth made use of ancient minerals has long been an important focus of astrobiology research at NASA.
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Genesis: Rocks, Minerals, and the Geochemical …
Researchers on the origin of life now conclude that rocks and minerals must have played key roles in virtually every phase of life's emergence—they catalyzed the synthesis of key biomolecules ...
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MINING, ALCHEMY, AND THE CHANGING CONCEPT OF MINERALS …
The alchemical mineral literature demonstrated that minerals differed from plants in being separable into constituent ingredients by chemical processes, focusing on ores. The sulfur-mercury model of mineral origin also reflects a strong …
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The formation of crystalline minerals and their role in the …
In the origin of life, minerals were responsible for concentrating, aligning, and acting as templates and catalyzers, allowing for the formation of bonds among the first biomolecules …
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Minerals | Special Issue : Structure and Origin of Gold
Minerals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI. Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge () for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English.
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Minerals and the Origin of Life
As a matter of fact, minerals represent challenging substrates for life, since they are sources of nutrients and energy for prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea), single-celled …
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Ancient Minerals on Earth and the Origin of Life
The origin of life is thought to have been the result of natural processes that took advantage of the raw materials available on the early Earth. Understanding how the first …
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Chapter 5 Sources of plant nutrients and soil amendments
Residues from processed products of plant or animal origin are increasingly important as nutrient sources and lead to nutrient saving by recycling. In addition, a very wide range of products obtained from the recycling of crop, animal, human and industrial wastes can and do serve as sources of plant nutrient. A significant
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Phosphorus availability on the early Earth and the impacts of …
Here, we review aqueous P availability on the early Earth (>2.5 Gyr ago), considering both mineral sources and geochemical sinks relevant to its solvation, and activation by abiotic and...
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Clays and the Origin of Life | Encyclopedia MDPI
The original chemical composition of these peridotite and komatiite rocks favored the formation of Fe-Mg clay minerals (saponite, hectorite, and nontronite) instead of Al-rich clay minerals (montmorillonite and beidellite) (Table 1).Fe-Mg clay minerals were produced within chemical microsystems due to seawater weathering or hydrothermal alteration, mostly by post …
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Phosphorus availability on the early Earth and the impacts of …
Here, we review aqueous P availability on the early Earth (>2.5 Gyr ago), considering both mineral sources and geochemical sinks relevant to its solvation, and …
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Foods of Plant Origin | MDPI Books
It is now well accepted that the consumption of plant-based foods is beneficial to human health. Fruits, vegetables, grains, and derived products can be excellent sources of minerals, vitamins, and fiber and usually have a favorable nutrient-to-energy ratio. Furthermore, plant foods are also a rich source of phytochemicals such as polyphenols, carotenoids, and betalains, with …
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Mineral composition of bee pollen and its relationship with …
As in the case of other bee pollen constituents, the mineral composition is greatly affected by several factors, mainly soil, climate, geographical origin and botanical species (Liolios et al., 2019, Taha, 2015, Yang et al., 2013), since the plants accumulate different amounts of …
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Mineral Evolution | ROBERT M. HAZEN
Mineral evolution posits that the mineralogy of terrestrial planets and moons evolves as a consequence of varied physical, chemical, and biological processes that lead to the formation of new mineral species.
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Minerals In Plants: Key Facts & Benefits
Understanding the importance of minerals, the different types of minerals plants require, and their functions will help you ensure that your plants receive the necessary nutrition for optimal growth. By maintaining a balanced mineral supply and addressing any deficiencies, you can promote healthy, vibrant plants with improved resistance to ...
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Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life
The following 'genetic takeover' scenario was proposed by Cairns-Smith for the mineral origin of life. Certain clay minerals having properties that favour their synthesis proliferated and their replication defects, likewise, became more common. In certain lines, the development of crude photochemical machinery favoured the synthesis of some ...
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The concept of mineral plant nutrient in the light of evolution
The criteria for element essentiality have a long history starting from the seminal works made by von Sachs and Knop in the XIX century. Those authors proposed the combination of structural and physiological criteria for the claim of element essentiality (Brown et al., 2022).Briefly, they were that the element being an integral component of plant substances and …
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Life evolves. So do minerals. How about …
The idea has its roots in the nearly 2 decades Hazen has spent documenting the evolution of minerals—the crystalline building blocks of rocks. Over Earth's history, they evolved from just a few dozen at its start to …
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