The oxalate glushinskite occurs at the lichen/rock interface on serpentinite colonized by Lecanora atra at Mill of Johnston, near Insch (a town located approximately 28 miles from the city of Aberdeen) in Kincardineshire. 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.

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ⓘ Glushinskite

Formula: Mg(C₂O₄) · 2H₂O

References:

Wilson, M.J., Jones, D., Russell, J.D. (1980) Glushinskite, a naturally occurring magnesium oxalate. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 43, n° 331, p. 837-840.

Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H. G. (1983) Fifth supplementary list of British minerals (Scottish) Mineralogical Magazine, 47 (342) 99-105 doi:10.1180/minmag.1983.047.342.23

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ⓘ	Glushinskite	10.AB.10	Mg(C₂O₄) · 2H₂O

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H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Glushinskite	Mg(C₂O₄) · 2H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Glushinskite	Mg(C₂O₄) · 2H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Glushinskite	Mg(C₂O₄) · 2H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Glushinskite	Mg(C₂O₄) · 2H₂O

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References

Wilson, M.J., Jones, D., Russell, J.D. (1980) Glushinskite, a naturally occurring magnesium oxalate. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 43, n° 331, p. 837-840.

Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H. G. (1983) Fifth supplementary list of British minerals (Scottish) Mineralogical Magazine, 47 (342) 99-105 doi:10.1180/minmag.1983.047.342.23

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