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Whewellite

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Whewellite (calcium oxalate monohydrate) heat decomposition mass curve. The whewellite decomposes first to anhydrous calcium oxalate, then to calcium carbonate (losing carbon monoxide), and finally to calcium oxide (losing carbon
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Whewellite, or at least crystalline calcium oxalate, does also arise from biological sources. Small crystals or flakes of it are sometimes found on the surfaces of some
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Dana's System of Mineralogy, Volume II: Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. (Seventh Edition)"
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deposits where a biological source appears improbable. For this reason, it may be classed as a true mineral.
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List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association
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standard due to its well-known decomposition temperatures and products.
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01} good, {010} imperfect, {001} indistinct, {110} indistinct
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and inventor of the system of crystallographic indexing.
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John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, pp. 1099–1101.
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Oxalate minerals
Formula
IMA symbol
Strunz classification
Crystal system
Monoclinic
Crystal class
H-M symbol
Space group
Crystal habit
Twinning
Cleavage
Fracture
Tenacity
Mohs scale
Luster
Diaphaneity
Specific gravity
Solubility
/ˈhjuːəlt/
calcium oxalate
Ca
C
O
H2O
coal
sedimentary
nodules
hydrothermal

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