Mineral Vesicles and Chemical Gardens from Carbonate-Rich Alkaline Brines of Lake Magadi, Kenya

Mineral vesicles and chemical gardens are self-organized biomimetic structures that form via abiotic mineral precipitation. These membranous structures are known to catalyze prebiotic reactions but the extreme conditions required for their synthesis has cast doubts on their formation in nature. Apar...

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Main Authors: Melese Getenet, Juan Manuel García-Ruiz, Cristóbal Verdugo-Escamilla, Isabel Guerra-Tschuschke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Crystals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/6/467