Trihydrocalcite
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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About Trihydrocalcite
Name:
In allusion to its basic calcium carbonate composition and three molecules of water for hydration.
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A soft white substance found in a cave or in cracks in marl.
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Mindat ID:
10955
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mindat:1:1:10955:6
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9a6442a6-2679-47f2-aa9f-5ffd86c14758
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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| 0010853 | Ikaite | Hesse K F, Kuppers H, Suess E (1983) Refinement of the structure of ikaite, CaCO3*6(H2O) Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 163 227-231 |  | 1983 | Bransfield Strait, Antarctica | 0 | 293 |
| 0004611 | Monohydrocalcite | Swainson I P (2008) The structure of monohydrocalcite and the phase composition of the beachrock deposits of Lake Butler and Lake Fellmongery, South Australia American Mineralogist 93 1014-1018 | | 2008 | Lakes Butler and Fellmongery, Robe, South Australia | 0 | 293 |
| 0014665 | Monohydrocalcite | Effenberger E (1981) Kristallstruktur und infrarot-absorptionsspektrum von synthetischem monohydrocalcit, CaCO3*H2O Substructure Monatshefte fur Chemie 112 899-909 | 1981 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0014666 | Monohydrocalcite | Effenberger E (1981) Kristallstruktur und infrarot-absorptionsspektrum von synthetischem monohydrocalcit, CaCO3*H2O Superstructure Monatshefte fur Chemie 112 899-909 | 1981 | 0 | 293 |
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Synonyms of Trihydrocalcite
Other Language Names for Trihydrocalcite
German:Trihydrocalcit
Spanish:Trihydrocalcita
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Trihydrocalcite
Reference List:
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Kosman (1892) Zeitschrift der Deutsche geologische Gesellschaft, Berlin: 44: 159 (as Hydrocalcite).
Ivanoff (1905) Ann. géol. min. Russie: (8): 1: 23.
Krischtokovich (1906) Ann. géol. min. Russie: (8): 3: 124 [mentions Jurkiewicz (1872)].
Tschirwinsky (1910) Ann. géol. min. Russie: (8): 8: 238.
Copisarow (1923) Journal of the Chemical Society, London: 123: 785 (as Subhydrocalcite).
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 227-228.
Internet Links for Trihydrocalcite
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Localities for Trihydrocalcite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Africa | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Stoffers, P., Fischbeck, R. (1974) Monohydrocalcite in the sediments of Lake Kivu (East Africa). Sedimentology: 21: 163-171. | |
Antarctica | |
| [Ikaite] Dieckmann, G. S., Nehrke, G., Papadimitriou, S., Göttlicher, J., Steininger, R., Kennedy, H., Wolf-Gladrow, D., and Thomas, D. N. (2008) Calcium carbonate as ikaite crystals in Antarctic sea ice. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L08501. |
| [Ikaite] AmMin 86:1530-1533 (2001) |
| [Ikaite] Whiticar, Michael J., Erwin Suess, Gerold Wefer, and Peter J. Müller. (2022) "Calcium Carbonate Hexahydrate (Ikaite): History of Mineral Formation as Recorded by Stable Isotopes" Minerals 12, no. 12: 1627. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12121627 | |
| [Ikaite] Dieckmann, G. S., Nehrke, G., Papadimitriou, S., Göttlicher, J., Steininger, R., Kennedy, H., Wolf-Gladrow, D., and Thomas, D. N. (2008): Calcium carbonate as ikaite crystals in Antarctic sea ice. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L08501. | |
Atlantic Ocean | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Gablina, I. F., Dobretzova, I. G., Laiba, A. A., Narkevsky, E. V., Maksimov, F. E., & Kuznetsov, V. Y. (2018). Specific Features of Sulfide Ores in the Pobeda Hydrothermal Cluster, Mid-Atlantic Rise 17° 07′–17° 08′ N. Lithology and Mineral Resources, 53(6), 431-454. |
Australia | |
| [Ikaite] Keith F Compton collection |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Taylor, G.F. (1975). The Occurrence of Monohydrocalcite in Two Small Lakes in the South-East of South Australia. American Mineralogist, 60, 690-687.; Swainson, Ian P. (2008). The structure of monohydrocalcite and the phase composition of the beachrock deposits of Lake Butler and Lake Fellmongery, South Australia. American Mineralogist, 93, 1014-1018. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Taylor, G.F. (1975). The Occurrence of Monohydrocalcite in Two Small Lakes in the South-East of South Australia. American Mineralogist, 60, 690-687.; Swainson, Ian P. (2008). The structure of monohydrocalcite and the phase composition of the beachrock deposits of Lake Butler and Lake Fellmongery, South Australia. American Mineralogist, 93, 1014-1018. | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] http://www.crocoite.com/locationbulletins/part1/zeolites.pdf Everard, J.L., Calver, C.R., Pemberton, J., Taheri, J., Dixon, G., Quilty P.G. (1997) Geology of the islands of southwestern Bass Straight. Tasmanian Geological Survey Record 1997/03: A contribution to the National Geoscience Mapping Accord. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] MacLeod, I. D. (1991). Identification of corrosion products on non-ferrous metal artifacts recovered from shipwrecks. Studies in conservation, 36(4), 222-234. |
Austria | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Kolitsch, U., Brandstätter, F., Schreiber, F., Fink, R. & Auer, C. (2013): Die Mineralogie der weltweit einzigartigen Schlacken von Waitschach, Kärnten. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A, 115, 19-87 (in German). |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Heppner, S. (1986): Mineralsuche in Kärnten. Der Aufschluss 37, Beilage „Aktuell“ zu Heft 3, 13-16. [as "Hydrocalcite"] |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Kolitsch, U. (2013): 1799) Anglesit, Brochantit, Calcit, Callaghanit, Connellit, Cuprit, Diopsid, Elyit, Forsterit, Kupfer, Lithargit, Magnesiochromit, Malachit, Monohydrocalcit, Phoenicochroit, Rouait und Willemit in Schlacken der Montanwerke Brixlegg, Tirol. Pp. 111-114 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2013): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXII. Carinthia II, 203./123., 91-146. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] peter neschen collection |
Bulgaria | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] ATANASSOVA, S. THE PRESERVED MINERAL DIVERSITY OF SEDMOCHISLENITSI DEPOSIT, VRATSA ORE REGION.; Svetla Atanassova, The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. pp 207-216 |
Canada | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Grice, J.D., Gault, R.A., and Van Velthuizen, J. (2005) Borate Minerals of the Penobsquis and Millstream Deposits, Southern New Brunswick, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist: 43: 1469-1487. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Grice, J.D., Gault, R.A., Van Velthuizen, J. (1996) Penobsquisite: a new borate mineral with a complex framework structure. The Canadian Mineralogist: 34(3): 657-665. | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Grice, J.D., Gault, R.A., Van Velthuizen, J. (2005) Borate minerals of the Penobsquis and Millstream deposits, southern New Brunswick, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist: 43: 1469-1487. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Last, W. M. (1990). Paleochemistry and paleohydrology of Ceylon Lake, a salt-dominated playa basin in the northern Great Plains, Canada. Journal of Paleolimnology, 4(3), 219-238. |
| [Ikaite] Last, F. M., Last, W. M., Fayek, M., & Halden, N. M. (2013). Occurrence and significance of a cold-water carbonate pseudomorph in microbialites from a saline lake. Journal of paleolimnology, 50(4), 505-517. | |
Chile | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Zaytseva, Lyubov V., Olga S. Samylina, and Alexandr A. Prokin (2021) "Formation of Monohydrocalcite in the Microbialites from Laguna de Los Cisnes (Isla Grande de Tierra Del Fuego, Chile)" Environmental Sciences Proceedings 6, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/iecms2021-09340 |
China | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Minghui Li, Shichang Kang, Liping Zhu, Qinglong You, Qianggong Zhang, and Junbo Wang (2008): Quaternary International 187, 105-116. |
Czech Republic | |
| [Ikaite] Žák K., Skála R., Filippi M., Plášil J. (2010): Ikait - málo známý minerál zaledněných jeskyní: výskyt v občasném sezónním zalednění jeskyně Koda (Český kras). Bulletin mineralogicko-petrologického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze 18 (1), 109-115. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] No reference listed |
| [Monohydrocalcite] [Lapis 1995, 12, p.13-24] |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Ondruš, P. & Hyršl, J. (1989): New finds and revision of secondary minerals from Příbram district. Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Geologica 1989, 521-533. | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Lapis 2002(7/8), 63-65 |
France | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] P&T N°23-24, H. BARI 1982, Minéralogie des filons du Neuenberg à Sainte Marie aux Mines (Haut-Rhin). |
| [Monohydrocalcite] H. Bari, Pierre et Terre, Setember 1982 |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Wittern, Journée: "Mineralien finden in den Vogesen", 1997 | |
Germany | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Walenta, K. (1992): Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes. Chr. Weise Verlag, München, 336 pp. (in German) |
| [Monohydrocalcite] American Mineralogist: 76: 2021. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Fischbeck, R. & Müller, G. (1971): Monohydrocalcite, hydromagnesite, nesquehonite, dolomite, aragonite, and calcite in speleothems of the Fränkische Schweiz, Western Germany. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 33, 87-92; Broughton, P. L. (1971): Monohydrocalcite in speleothems: An alternative interpretation Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 36, 171-174. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Schnorrer-Köhler, G. (1991): Mineralogische Notizen V. Aufschluss 42, 155-171. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1992 |
| [Monohydrocalcite] BLAß, G. & GRAF, H. W. (1995): Neufunde von bekannten Fundstellen (13). Mineralien-Welt 6 (3), 47-51. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Schnorrer, G. (1993): Mineralogische Notizen VI. Aufschluss, 44, 44-58. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Schnorrer-Köhler, G., (1990): Ramsbeck - Neue Minerale aus dem ehemaligen Blei-Zink-Erzrevier des Sauerlandes, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 41 (4), 211-218 |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Blaß, G. & Graf, H. W. (1995): Neufunde von Schlackenhalden in der nördlichen Eifel (II). Mineralien-Welt, 6 (3), 28-31. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Blaß, G. & Graf, H. W. (1995): Neufunde von Schlackenhalden in der nördlichen Eifel (II). Mineralien-Welt, 6 (3), 28-31. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Blaß, G. & Graf, H. W. (1995): Neufunde von Schlackenhalden in der nördlichen Eifel (II). Mineralien-Welt, 6 (3), 28-31. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Peter Neschen collection |
| [Monohydrocalcite] C.Auer (2019) |
| [Monohydrocalcite] |
| [Monohydrocalcite] F. Rüger, L. Senf & T. Witzke: Lapis 1995 (1), 15-26 |
Greenland | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Petersen, O. V. and Secher, K. (1993): The minerals of Greenland, The Mineralogical Record, Vol. 24(2), 1-65 |
| [Ikaite] Stockmann, Gabrielle J., Paul Seaman, Tonci Balic-Zunic, Mark Peternell, Erik Sturkell, Bengt Liljebladh, and Richard Gyllencreutz. (2022) "Mineral Changes to the Tufa Columns of Ikka Fjord, SW Greenland" Minerals 12, no. 11: 1430. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12111430 |
| [Ikaite] Pauly, H. (1963) “Ikaite”, a new mineral from Greenland. Arctic, 16, 263–264.; Pauly, H. (1963): Ikaite, nyt mineral der danner skaer. Naturens Verdens, 1963, 168-192.; Fleischer, M. (1964) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 49, 439-448.; Petersen, O. V. & Johnsen, O. (2005): Mineral species first described from Greenland. Canadian Mineralogist, Special publication no. 8. | |
Ireland | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] S. MORETON, P. DAVIDSON, D. I. GREEN and G. RYBACK (1999) Unusual Supergene Minerals at Muckross Mine, Killarney, Co. Kerry. Irish Journal of Earth Sciences 17:19-24 |
Italy | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2 (Avril/Juin), 175-188. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Menchetti, S., Batoni, M., Batacchi, C., Borselli, G., Brogi, A., Ceccantini, L., Fassina, B., Marchesini, M., Rossellini, A. & Ruggieri, G. (2015): Le Cetine di Cotorniano. Miniera e minerali. Associazione Micro-Mineralogica Italiana, Cremona, 354 p. |
Japan | |
| [Ikaite] Genko. 91(6). 209-219 |
Kyrgyzstan | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] NJMM (1991), 289; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow |
Mexico | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Forti, P. et al. (2006): ACTA CARSOLOGICA 35/1, 79–98. |
Mongolia | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Fukushi, K.; Imai, E.; Sekine, Y.; Kitajima, T.; Gankhurel, B.; Davaasuren, D.; Hasebe, N. (2020) In Situ Formation of Monohydrocalcite in Alkaline Saline Lakes of the Valley of Gobi Lakes: Prediction for Mg, Ca, and Total Dissolved Carbonate Concentrations in Enceladus’ Ocean and Alkaline-Carbonate Ocean Worlds. Minerals 10, 669. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Fukushi, K.; Imai, E.; Sekine, Y.; Kitajima, T.; Gankhurel, B.; Davaasuren, D.; Hasebe, N. (2020) In Situ Formation of Monohydrocalcite in Alkaline Saline Lakes of the Valley of Gobi Lakes: Prediction for Mg, Ca, and Total Dissolved Carbonate Concentrations in Enceladus’ Ocean and Alkaline-Carbonate Ocean Worlds. Minerals 10, 669. |
Namibia | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Martini, J., Marais, J. C. E., & Irish, J. (1999). Contribution à l'étude du karst et des grottes du Kaokoland (Namibie). Karstologia, 34(1), 1-8. |
Norway | |
| [Ikaite] Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 228. | |
Poland | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Kruszewski, Ł., Fabiańska, M.J., Segit, T., Kusy, D., Motyliński, R., Ciesielczuk, J., Deput, E., (2019): Carbon-nitrogen compounds, alcohols, mercaptans, monoterpenes, acetates, aldehydes, ketones, SF6, PH3, and other fire gases in coal-mining waste heaps of Upper Silesian Coal Basin (Poland) – a re-investigation by means of in situ FTIR external database approach. Science of The Total Environment (in press) |
Romania | |
| [Ikaite] Bogdan P. Onac, Jonathan G. Wynn (2017) Ikaite in old and newly formed ice deposit of Scărișoara Ice Cave, Romania. In 17th International Congress of Speleology (No. I, p. 261). Australian Speleological Federation Inc. |
| [Ikaite] Slavoaca, R., Slavoaca, D.C., 2000. Water chemistry and hydrochemical processes assessment in zones with Land slip in Buzău and Vrancea, SE Romania. Romanian Journal of Mineral Deposits, 79, Suppl. I, 2000, p.99-101 |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Onac, B. P. (2009): ACTA CARSOLOGICA 38/1, 27-39 |
Russia | |
| [Ikaite] Actually 'glendonite' |
Slovakia | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Mikuš T., Patúš M., Luptáková J., Bancík T., Biroň A. (2017): Mineralogická charakteristika asociácie sekundárnych karbonátov vápnika zo Španej Doliny - prvý nález monohydrokalcitu z rudných ložísk na území Slovenska. Bull. Mineral. Petrolog., 25, 2, 318-326 (in Slovak with English abstract). |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Mikuš T., Patúš M., Luptáková J., Bancík T., Biroň A., 2017: Mineralogická charakteristika asociácie sekundárnych karbonátov vápnika zo Španej Doliny - prvý nález monohydrokalcitu z rudných ložísk na území Slovenska. Bull. Mineral. Petrolog., 25, 2, 318-326 (in Slovak with English abstract). | |
Spain | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] B. Onac et al (2009) Mineral Diversity in Caves from Mallorca Island, Spain. Mineralogy 1 2009 ICS Proceedings. In 15th International Congress of Speleology. p 325 |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Onac, B.P., Fornós, J.J., Ginés, A., Ginés, J. (2005): Mineralogical reconnaissance of caves from Mallorca Island. Endins, 27, 131-140. |
Switzerland | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 281. |
Tanzania | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Zaitsev, A. N., & Keller, J. (2006). Mineralogical and chemical transformation of Oldoinyo Lengai natrocarbonatites, Tanzania. Lithos, 91(1), 191-207. |
UK | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Norman Wilson |
| [Ikaite] Field, L.P., Milodowski, A.E., Shaw, R.P., Stevens, L.P., Hall, M.R., Kilpatrick, A., Gunn, J., Kemp, S.J., Ellis, M.A. (2017): Unusual morphologies and the occurrence of pseudomorphs after ikaite (CaCO3·6H2O) in fast growing, hyperalkaline speleothems. Mineralogical Magazine 81, 565-589. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] BMS Database; Green, D. I. (1987): The minerals of Meadowfoot smelter. UK Journal of Mines and Minerals 2, 3-9. Rust, Steve .A. (2022) The Minerals of the Meadowfoot Smelter. 608 pages printed by Book Printing UK. Distributed by the author. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] BMS Database |
USA | |
| [Ikaite] Kennedy, G. L., Hopkins, D. M., & Pickthorn, W. J. (1987, October). Ikaite, the glendonite precursor, in estuarine sediments at Barrow, Arctic Alaska. In Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs (Vol. 19, p. 725). |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Garvie, L.A.J. (2003) Decay-induced biomineralization of the saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantean). American Mineralogist: 88: 1879-1888. Grant, Raymond W., Bideaux, R.A., and Williams, S.A. (2006) Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995-2005: 6. |
| [Ikaite] Geology 21:971-974.; Whiticar, M. J., & Suess, E. (1998). The Cold Carbonate Connection Between Mono Lake, Californiaand the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica. Aquatic Geochemistry, 4(3), 429-454. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Leveille, Richard J.; Fyfe, William S.; Longstaffe, Fred J. (2000): Unusual secondary Ca-Mg-carbonate-kerolite deposits in basaltic caves, Kauai, Hawaii. Journal of Geology 108, 613-621. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] George W. Robinson and S.M. Carlson (2009) What's New in Michigan Minerals. Presentation at The 36th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, April 23-26, 2009. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Dunn, P.J.: Min.Rec.:10:160-165 (1979); Jenkins, R.E., II: The Picking Table:35(1):16-24 (1994); Dunn(1995):Pt4:622-623. |
| [Monohydrocalcite] NSS Bulletin 56:27-24 (1994) | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Handbook of Mineralogy |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Handbook of Mineralogy | |
| [Monohydrocalcite] Handbook of Mineralogy |
Carpenara slag locality, Varenna Valley, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy