Evolution of Minerals
from 05. April 2017
Robert Hazen,
a scientist at the Carnegie Institution in Washington D.C., discovered the evolution of minerals in 2008. He was the first
to see a connection between the formation of new minerals and the change in environmental conditions during the development
of our planet. The variety of minerals on Earth is far greater than on all other investigated planets and moons of our solar
system. The huge diversity of minerals on Earth is mainly the result of plate tectonics and, in particular, life on Earth.
Without life, more than 50% of minerals on Earth would not exist. The formation of new minerals on Earth reflects the changing
environmental conditions in Earth's history.
From April 5, 2017, this exciting concept will be part of the permanent exhibit at the Natural History Museum Vienna: objects that document the development of Earth in connection with 56 minerals illustrate the evolution of minerals in Hall 1.
From April 5, 2017, this exciting concept will be part of the permanent exhibit at the Natural History Museum Vienna: objects that document the development of Earth in connection with 56 minerals illustrate the evolution of minerals in Hall 1.
