Calcite crystals (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Calcite crystals

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Calcite, a mineral related to the presence of microorganisms, was recovered from a deep fracture in Swedish granite. Reiners and Drake used mineral-related biosignatures such as these to look for ancient habitable conditions deep inside the Earth.

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Henrik Drake/Linnaeus University

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