README.md
In dragon: Deep Time Redox Analysis of the Geobiology Ontology Network

dragon

The current version is 1.2.1. Note that the license was changed to MIT with the release of 1.2.1 for compatibility with dependencies.

The dragon (Deep time Redox Analysis of the Geobiology Ontology Network) package provides a Shiny Application for generating, exploring, and analyzing bipartite mineral-chemistry networks over deep time on Earth using information from the Mineral Evolution Database, with a specific application of investigating biologically-relevant evolution of element redox states and availability over time. dragon uses igraph and visNetwork library (a terribly handy R wrapper for vis.js) to construct user-friendly interactive networks.

For instructions on obtaining and using dragon, please see the vignette.

Current link to server of current release of dragon: https://sjspielman.shinyapps.io/dragon

The associated publication is available here and can be cited as:

Spielman, Stephanie J. and Moore, Eli K. 2020. “dragon: A New Tool for Exploring Redox Evolution Preserved in the Mineral Record.” Frontiers in Earth Science. doi:10.3389/feart.2020.585087.

Or, in LaTeX:

@article{  ,
  author  = {Spielman, Stephanie J. and Moore, Eli K.},   
  title   = {dragon: A New Tool for Exploring Redox Evolution Preserved in the Mineral Record},      
    journal = {Frontiers in Earth Science},      
    volume  = {8},    
    pages   = {414},
    year    = {2020},
    doi     = {10.3389/feart.2020.585087}
}

Please also cite the Mineral Evolution Database if you are using dragon:

Golden, Joshua J., Downs, Robert T., Hazen, Robert M., Pires, Alexander J., Ralph, Jolyon. 2019. Mineral Evolution Database: Data-Driven Age Assignment, How Does a Mineral Get an Age?” In GSA Annual Meeting. Phoenix, Arizona. https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2019AM-334056.

Or, in LaTeX:

@inproceedings{ ,
    location = {Phoenix, Arizona},
    title = {Mineral Evolution Database: Data-Driven Age Assignment, How Does a Mineral Get an Age?},
    url = {https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2019AM-334056},
    booktitle = {{GSA} Annual Meeting},
    year = 2019,
    author = {Golden, Joshua J. and Downs, Robert T. and Hazen, Robert M. and Pires, Alexander J. and Ralph, Jolyon}
}