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How Life and Luck Changed Earth’s Minerals

Aug 20, 2015
34:12
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
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The Role of Chance in Mineral Formation
03:22 • 3min
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3
The Randomness of Earth's Mineral Composition
05:59 • 2min
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The Relationship Between Minerals and Life
07:49 • 3min
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5
The Mystery of a Natural Rock
10:55 • 2min
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The Mystery of the Quasi-Crystal
13:09 • 4min
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The Nature of Quasi-Crystals
16:59 • 3min
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The Quasi-Crystal: A Natural State of Matter
19:29 • 2min
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9
The Allende Meteorite
21:25 • 3min
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10
The Secret Diary of Nicholas Kocchick
24:03 • 3min
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11
Kriashko's Journey to the Gold Rush
26:33 • 3min
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The Nine Grains of Meteorite From the Chikotka Expedition
29:08 • 2min
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The Stability of Quasi-Crystals
31:29 • 3min
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Did the minerals on our planet arise in a predictable fashion, or did they result from chance events? The answers could eventually help scientists identify planets likely to harbor life.

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