Glushinskite, a Naturally Occurring Magnesium Oxalate

M. J. Wilson, D. Jones and J. D. Russell
Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen

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.

Mineralogical Magazine; September 1980 v. 43; no. 331; p. 837-840; DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1980.043.331.02
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