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DOI	10.1073/PNAS.2015370118
	Historical natural kinds and mineralogy: Systematizing contingency in the context of necessity
	Cleland C.E.; Hazen R.M.; Morrison S.M.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	00278424
卷号	118 期号:1
英文摘要	The advancement of science depends upon developing classification protocols that systematize natural objects and phenomena into “natural kinds”—categorizations that are conjectured to represent genuine divisions in nature by virtue of playing central roles in the articulation of successful scientific theories. In the physical sciences, theoretically powerful classification systems, such as the periodic table, are typically time independent. Similarly, the standard classification of mineral species by the International Mineralogical Association’s Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature, and Classification relies on idealized chemical composition and crystal structure, which are time-independent attributes selected on the basis of theoretical considerations from chemical theory and solid-state physics. However, when considering mineral kinds in the historical context of planetary evolution, a different, time-dependent classification scheme is warranted. We propose an “evolutionary” system of mineral classification based on recognition of the role played by minerals in the origin and development of planetary systems. Lacking a comprehensive theory of chemical evolution capable of explaining the time-dependent pattern of chemical complexification exhibited by our universe, we recommend a bootstrapping approach to mineral classification based on observations of geological field studies, astronomical observations, laboratory experiments, and analyses of natural samples and their environments. This approach holds the potential to elucidate underlying universal principles of cosmic chemical complexification. © 2021 National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
英文关键词	Classification; Cosmic evolution; Mineral evolution; Mineralogy; Natural kinds
语种	英语
scopus关键词	mineral; natural product; astronomy; chemical reaction; chemical structure; evolutionary rate; experimental study; geologist; human; laboratory test; mineralogy; natural science; nonmedical occupations; priority journal; Review
来源期刊	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/181134
作者单位	Center for the Study of Origins, Department of Philosophy, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, United States; Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, DC 20015, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Cleland C.E.,Hazen R.M.,Morrison S.M.. Historical natural kinds and mineralogy: Systematizing contingency in the context of necessity[J],2021,118(1).
APA	Cleland C.E.,Hazen R.M.,&Morrison S.M..(2021).Historical natural kinds and mineralogy: Systematizing contingency in the context of necessity.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,118(1).
MLA	Cleland C.E.,et al."Historical natural kinds and mineralogy: Systematizing contingency in the context of necessity".Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118.1(2021).