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Glushinskite, a naturally occurring magnesium oxalate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

M. J. Wilson ,
D. Jones  and
J. D. Russell
M. J. Wilson
Affiliation:
Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, CraigiebucklerAberdeen
D. Jones
Affiliation:
Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, CraigiebucklerAberdeen
J. D. Russell
Affiliation:
Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, CraigiebucklerAberdeen
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Summary

Glushinskite, a dihydrate of magnesium oxalate, occurs at the lichen/rock interface on serpentinite colonized by Lecanora atra at Mill of Johnston, near Insch in north-east Scotland. It is found in a creamy white layer intermingled with the hyphae of the lichen fungus. It consists of crystals mainly 2 to 5 µm in size showing a distorted pyramidal form, often with curved and striated faces. X-ray, infrared, and chemical data are given.

Type
Research Article
Information
Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 43 , Issue 331 , September 1980 , pp. 837 - 840
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1980

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