How Hidden Manganese Stores Contributed to Earth's Oxygen Generation

Hidden store of manganese may have helped Earth get its oxygen

Computer simulations have uncovered a new manganese compound that could exist deep in Earth’s mantle and may be connected to the process that gave our atmosphere oxygen

How Hidden Manganese Stores Contributed to Earth's Oxygen Generation

Discovering Unusual Manganese Compounds Beneath Earth Klaus Renau/Science Photo Library Deep beneath the Earth’s crust, researchers suggest that manganese may exist in a previously unidentified form. This subterranean repository could have significantly influenced the development of Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere. Until around 2 billion years ago, our planet’s atmosphere was nearly devoid of oxygen. The Great [...] The post How Hidden Manganese …