Enantiomeric enrichment on the prebiotic earth

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-60

  Goldberg, Stanley I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Configurational homogeneity; Conglomerate crystals and racemic compound crystals; Partially resolved (nonracemic) samples

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AMINO ACID; CLAY; EVAPORATION; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

ASTRONOMY; CLAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; EARTH (PLANET); SILICON DIOXIDE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33846813920     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-006-9016-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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