Minerals and Life
Nov. 15th, 2008 02:49 pmIts seems that a recent study has shown that the vast majority of terrestrial minerals are the result of biological processes. This has a huge consequence for the kinds of minerals that would be common on other life-bearing planets, that used different biochemical processes. It also means that planets that have never harboured life would be expected to have a very different mineralogical make up than ours.