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  1. On rocks, from Mineral Cup’s admin, @mikamckinnon
    She writes:
    is a key mineral in banded iron formations. And BIFs are my BFFs

    Very well done! BIFs make their appearance around minute five.

    ted.com/talks/mika_mckinnon_do

    Thanks for the heads up
    @vickyveritas
    @vickyveritas.bsky.social

  2. Today, molybdenum is one of the most common trace elements in the ocean due to oxidative weathering of . But in the Archean the oceans were reducing, and molybdenum was scarce.

    Other nitrogenases evolved to use other transition elements, but Mo-nitrogenase was first, and best.

    Molybdenite enables the Earth's biosphere!