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Weddellite from
Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica


Locality type:Sea
Classification
Species:Weddellite
Formula:Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Comments:Occurs as isolated crystakls in bottom muds.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Weddellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58374
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58374:3
GUID (UUID V4):1e784c3a-e307-43cb-bc5c-94bc53c7f359
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
Weddellite Ca(C2 O4 ) • 2H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Tetragonal...Distribution: From the central and marginal Weddell Sea, Antarctica. On South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic...Atlantic Ocean. In sediments from the Japan Sea and the Coral Sea. At Jingemia Cave, Toppin Hill Cave, and...and Petrogale Cave, near Madura, Western Australia. From Gcwihaba Cave, 280 km west of Maun, northwestern...For its first-noted occurrence in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. Type Material: The Natural History Museum
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sands from 300 Meters Water Depth in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica ABSTRACT A suite of orange-peel grab sediment...from the Antarctic continental shelf of the Weddell Sea contained several well-sorted sand samples. These...REX AND OTHERS—INTERGLACIAL DUNE SANDS, WEDDELL SEA, ANTARCTICA to be typical of periglacial marine sediments...stood approximately 300 m higher with respect to sea level than it does today. INTRODUCTION Glacial marine...paleoclimates in studying cores collected in the Ross Sea during 1946-1947. Hough recognized sequences of glacial
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The trees, birds, rocks and weather are almost Weddellite in General In 1970, several mineral specimens...powder diffraction pattern identical to thar of weddellite. This was an amazing discovery because up to...of the Weddell Sea off Antarctica and by Humon & Taft (1965) in sedimenrs dredged up from the sea bottom...Flori- da. At this point I should mention that weddellite is beKer known to members of 120 the medical...urinary tract of humans and other animals. Not all weddellite found in animals results from disorders, however
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pages 2–7, 2014 Minerals in the Human Body Weddellite from renal stones: Structure refinement and dependence...Abstract The refinement of the structures of 17 weddellite crystals [Ca(C 2O4)⋅(2+x)H2O, I4/m, a = 12.329–12...“zeolitic” water molecules (x) in the structure of weddellite varies from 0.13 to 0.37 pfu. A significant positive...amount of “zeolitic” water in the structure of weddellite and the closest interatomic distance between...value for the crystals selected from the “mono-weddellite” stones (x = 0.13–0.24) are at the bottom of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
oxalates or their natural precipitation in deep sea sediments need confirmation. fNrnooucrroN fn June...substances.Both the monohydrate and the dihydrate (weddellite) are associatedwith a great variety 2t2 W...sediments. Crystals of calcium oxalate dihydrate (weddellite) were identified by Bannister (Earland, et al...cruise of the Scoti,ain 1902 to 1904 in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, at seven stations where depths ranged...The natural occurrence of weddellite in bottom sedimentsof the deep Weddell Sea is acceptedby Earland and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
uric acid) or co-existing (e.g., whewellite and weddellite) stone types from the same geographic area; (4)...described high temperature vein occurrences. Weddellite is much rarer being initially reported as very...crystals in bottom muds ofthe central Weddell Sea, Antarctica, from where it received its name (PALACHE...been confirmed in guano dewsits from Peru and Western Australia (BR&E, 1974); its solution was added...Distribution of 6°C of 193 oxalate (whewellite and weddellite) kidney stones from different geographical areas
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
melanterite in lignitic layers from the Voras mountain, western Macedonia, Greece SAMPLES of thin lignitic layers...mountain and is located 17 km NNW of Aridea, in western Macedonia. The volcanic rocks of this area, the...Copyright the Mineralogical Society Weddellite: a new occurrence WEDDELLITE, a calcium oxalate hydrate, CAC204"...first found in bottom sediments of the NOTES Weddell Sea (at 4434-5008 m) (Bannister and Hey, 1936). The...occurrences of weddellite are in the bottom sediments of aqueous environments. Weddellite has now been
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals such as whewellite CaC 2 O4 P H 2 O and weddellite CaC 2 O4 P 2H 2 O have received little attention...whewellite Žcalcium oxalate monohydrate. while weddellite Žthe dihydrate. is subordinate. The few other...Canada Bosanquet Township, Ontario, Canada Weddell sea, Antarctica recent lichen recent recent lichen recent...lichen recent stream sediment recent lichen deep sea sediment w, wd hu, min w hu wd mo? wd w w wd wd...Ingleton, N Yorkshire, UK Kangilia, Nugssuak, Western Greenland Milan, OH, USA Havre, MT, USA Meade County
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Copyright the Mineralogical Society Weddellite: a new occurrence WEDDELLITE, a calcium oxalate hydrate, CAC204"...first found in bottom sediments of the NOTES Weddell Sea (at 4434-5008 m) (Bannister and Hey, 1936). The...occurrences of weddellite are in the bottom sediments of aqueous environments. Weddellite has now been...separated into heavy and light fractions. The weddellite occurred in the heavy fraction with garnet, amphibole...associated with quartz, feldspars and calcite. Weddellite from Cape Herschel was colourless to orange-brown
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
3, pp. 375–378. GEOLOGY Pseudomorphism of Weddellite in Uroliths V. I. Katkova, V. I. Rakin, and B...matter. Calcium oxalate dihydrates ë‡ë2é4 · 2ç2é (weddellite) form dipyramidal tetragonal crystals. The space...the bottom sediments of the Weddell Sea. It is noteworthy that weddellite shows signs of transformation...{112}, {111}, and prisms {100}, {110} on equant weddellite crystals. Goniometric studies carried out by...the fourthorder axis. According to [6, 7, 11], weddellite occurs as spherulites, while whewellite forms
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(1965). 18, 917 Crystal-Structure Analysis of Weddellite, CAC204. (2-1-x)H20 BY CLARENCE STERLING Department... California, U.S.A. (Received 4 August 1964) Weddellite (calcium oxalate polyhydrate) crystallizes in...distorted cubic antiprism, ~. Introduction Weddellite is the tetragonal crystal of a calcium oxalate...Preisinger, 1956), in fossil deposits of the Weddell Sea (Bannister & Hey, 1936), and in beer fermentation...diagram of this material was that of typical weddellite (Prien & Frondel, 1947; Honegger, 1952). Density
Journal (issue)
The trees, birds, rocks and weather are almost Weddellite in General In 1970, several mineral specimens...powder diffraction pattern identical to thar of weddellite. This was an amazing discovery because up to...of the Weddell Sea off Antarctica and by Humon & Taft (1965) in sedimenrs dredged up from the sea bottom...Flori- da. At this point I should mention that weddellite is beKer known to members of 120 the medical...urinary tract of humans and other animals. Not all weddellite found in animals results from disorders, however
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
group consists of whewellite [Ca(C2O4)•H2O], weddellite [Ca(C2O4)•2H2O], and caoxite [Ca(C2O4)•3H2O]...whewellite is the highest (whewellite: 167°C, weddellite: 114°C, caoxite: 85°C). The physical properties...whewellite directly, not through the dihydrate COM, weddellite. Whewellite dehydrates and transforms into anhydrous...flattened and bonded directly upon dehydration. Weddellite, the dihydrate COM, dehydrates into anhydrous...which shows that the dehydration reaction of weddellite to anhydrous COM is irreversible (Fig. 5). Figure
Book
Station 41 7, (at 2580 metres depth), Weddell Sea, Antarctica F.A. Bannister (1936) Discovery Reports...1979,00323 Carr Boyd Rocks mine, Goongarrie, Western Australia P.J. Bridge, J. Just & M.H. Hey (1979)...1975,00419 Durkin Shaft, Kambalda, Ngalbain Co. Western Australia M. W. Pryce & J. Just (1974) Min. Mag...Holotype) BM 1983,00604 - 609 Walgidee Hills, Western Australia, Australia M . W. Pryce, L.C. Hodge &...1985, 00497 Otter Shoot, Kambalda, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia E.H. Nickel & B.W. Robinson (1985) Amer
Journal (issue)
(CO 3 )z{OH)z First noted from exposures in the western area of the quarry, azurite occurs as small (<...between the formations of the zinc hydroxides and weddellite has not been ruled out. An asterisk by the name...The same specimens may also carry ettringite, weddellite, and litharge but not in direct association with...in iron-stained fluorite with ettringice and weddellite. Figure I. Milltown Quarry, simplified geology...ETTRINGITE 1.5mm Figure B. ► WEDDELLITE 0.75mm Figure 9. ,.. WEDDELLITE 0.4mm Specimens; Steve Rust
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Londonderry, Western Australia. Named after H. Bowley, late government Chemist and Mineralogist of Western Australia...rosettes with beryl in pegmatite from Londonderry, Western Australia. Differing from bavenite in containing...Probably a mixture of anhydrite and kieserite. Weddellite. C. Frondel and E. L. Prien, 1942. Science (Amer...and M. H. Hey [M.A. 6-341] in deep-sea deposits from the Weddell Sea, Antarctic, and also present in urinary...Ferrimontmorillonite. Lembergite (clay). HYDROCARBONS Weddellite, CaC~O4.2H20. Calclaeite, CaC12.Ca(C2H302)2.10H~0
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sediment from the Sea of Okhotsk, and by NIQGENBAUM (1974a) on sediments from the Dead Sea. The second approach...VOLKOV and FOMINA (1971) on sediments from the Black Sea. Examples of isolation of specific metalloorganic...The present lite (calcium oxalate) from the Weddell Sea sediments (BANNISTER and HEY. 1936). Firstly...efficient removal of of long chain fatty acids in Black Sea mud. However, Cu and Zn by the acid. .4lso with the...magniethanol and ethanol benzene extracts of Black Sea tude larger than those calculated for their solubility
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knowledge for creation of novel material(s) Fig. 1 The sea bottom remains to be the fascinating source of diverse...Mineralization Within Bilayered Organic Matrix of Deep-Sea Bamboo Coral (Anthozoa: Gorgonacea: Isididae)����������...���������������������������������������������������� 19.1 Sea Urchins ���������������������������������������...��������������������������������������� 19.2 Sea Cucumbers��������������������������������������...��������������������������������������� 19.3 Sea Stars������������������������������������������
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Quebec SA Sigma Mine SA Timiskaming Group on North Sea. Scotland Great Britain United Kingdom Aberdeenshire...N322700N322700 W0994500W0994500 Term introduced in 1989. Western Overthrust Belt of Idaho, Utah and Wyoming. IN...BX Idaho BX Utah BX Wyoming BA Western U.S. BA United States SA Western Overthrust Belt Absaroka Range...N433000N450000 W1090000W1101500 BX Montana BX Wyoming BA Western U.S. BA United States SA Beartooth Mountains SA...Introduction, p. vi). Autonomous region on the Adriatic Sea. CO N414000N425500 E0144800E0130000 Used for isotopic
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Aare Valley use Aar Valley Aberdeen City on North Sea. BT Scotland Great Britain United Kingdom Aberdeenshire...SA SA Abruzzi Autonomous region on the Adriatic Sea. CO N414000N425500 E0144800E0130000 BT Italy NT Chieti...1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. Use deep-sea environment. Included use on level 3. abyssal fans...coast of Antarctic Peninsula S of Cape Horn. BT Antarctica Adelaidean SE Australia. See list E. UF Adelaidean...Australia. Also search Adelie Land. UF Adelie Land BT Antarctica Adelie Land use Adelie Coast Aden City on Gulf
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Consequently not just those pigments found on Western European easel paintings are detailed (though there...NaFe3Si2O6 and is named after the Teutonic god of the sea. Aegirine is commonly found in alkali-rich igneous...sempervirens (L.) L. Bailey (Boriginaceae; found in south-western Europe) is also known as alkanet, while Lithospermum...component in a whewellite (q.v.) alteration crust on Western Australian rock art by Ford et al. (1994). Calcium...rock art pigments from the Kimberley region of Western Australia by Ford et al. (1994). ANTIMONY(III)
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Mountains, Soviet Union. inderite, Inder Lake, western Kazakhstan, Soviet Union. jarosite, Jaroso ravine...Finland. monetite, Island of Moneta, in the Caribbean Sea. scawtite, Scawt Hill, County Antrim, Ireland. vesuvianite...a mineral discovered in rocks collected from the Sea of Tranquillity on the Moon during the Apollo XI...example, is after the locality at Inder Lake, Western Kazakhstan, Soviet Union and at the same time after...terms are found in the names quetzalcoatlite (god of sea, agriculture, etc.), tlalocite (god of rain), and
Book (edition)
Consequently not just those pigments found on Western European easel paintings are detailed (though there...NaFe3Si2O6 and is named after the Teutonic god of the sea. Aegirine is commonly found in alkali-rich igneous...sempervirens (L.) L. Bailey (Boriginaceae; found in south-western Europe) is also known as alkanet, while Lithospermum...component in a whewellite (q.v.) alteration crust on Western Australian rock art by Ford et al. (1994). Calcium...rock art pigments from the Kimberley region of Western Australia by Ford et al. (1994). ANTIMONY(III)
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Earth). The Daisyworld planet has more land than sea, compared to Earth, is well watered, and plants can...but neither will the saturated brine of the Dead Sea. Definitions and Criticisms Lovelock advanced a...region of the Urals, and the Altai region of north-western China. Gems formed in pegmatites include topaz...Habachtal area of the Austrian Alps, about 3000 m above sea-level. The oldest known source of emeralds is the...Cleopatra Mine of Ancient Egypt, situated on the Red Sea, where mining is thought to have been carried out
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Greenland, then Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica), then those of pegmatitic origin in the same...ingots from a ship wrecked 100 years ago in Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. AM 78, 235-236, 1993. Abswurmbachite...primary and alluvial, are in a long belt along the western Counties, California, etc. At Jordan6w Slcl5ki...both eastern Sayan Mts., and at Kartashubinskoye, western Sayan Mts., white at Burumskoye, Vitim River Valley...Ashburton Downs,~ 380 km SSW of Port Hedland, Western Australia. MM 62, 93-111, 1998. Aiki11ite,35 111111
 
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