Birth of biomolecules from the warm wet sheets of clays near spreading centers
The role of clay minerals in the abiotic synthesis of organic molecules near seafloor spreading centers was simulated experimentally. Clays are common hydrothermal alteration products of volcanic glass and due to their nano-scale crystal size, provide extensive and variably charged surfaces that int...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
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Springer
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31039 |