Schreibersite is found in meteorites and thought to dwell in planetary cores. Tingting Gu explains how it may also have supported life on the early Earth.
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Gu, T. Phosphorus’s cosmic courier. Nat. Geosci. 17, 176 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01389-2
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