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Clay and the origin of life

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  • Volume 12, pages 9–40, (1982)
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  • Cyril Ponnamperuma1,
  • Akira Shimoyama1 nAff2 &
  • Elaine Friebele1 

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Research concerning the possible role of clay in chemical evolution is reviewed. The probable importance of clays in the origin of life is assessed.

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Ponnamperuma, C., Shimoyama, A. & Friebele, E. Clay and the origin of life. Origins Life Evol Biosphere 12, 9–40 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00926908

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