title: Clay minerals--blueprints of early life.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biogeochemistry and Marine Chemistry, University of Hamburg, F.R.G.
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Degens
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002384:Catalysis; D002477:Cells; D003461:Crystallography; D007616:Kaolin; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D000069497:Origin of Life; D013698:Templates, Genetic
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D008903:Minerals; D007616:Kaolin