<page_title> Mineral evolution </page_title> <section_title> Chronology </section_title> <table> <cell> >5413 <col_header> Cumulative no. of species </col_header> <col_header> Era of planetary accretion (>4.55 Ga) </col_header> <col_header> Era of crust and mantle reworking (4.55–2.5 Ga) </col_header> <col_header> Era of biologically mediated mineralogy (2.5 Ga – present) </col_header> </cell> </table>
In mineral evolution, there are over 5413 mineral species.