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Caoxite mineral data, information about Caoxite, its properties and worldwide locations. ... This page provides mineralogical data about Caoxite.
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Click Here for Larger Caoxite Image in a New Browser Window Images: ... Comments: Colorless to white crystals of caoxite on matrix. ...
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Colorless to white crystals of caoxite on matrix. Cerchiara Mine, Faggiona, Vara valley, La Spezia province, Liguria, Italy.
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Caoxite c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 CaC2 O4 3H2 O Crystal Data: Triclinic. Point Group: 1. As elongated crystals, tabular on {010}, with polygonal outline, to 0.5 mm; as crystalline spherulites.
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It is additionally confirmed that the sheets of caoxite are corrugated by hydrogen bonds but whewellite has flat sheets. The corrugated sheets of caoxite would be flattened by dehydration so the direct transformation of caoxite into whewellite would not occur via weddellite.
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Jan 10, 2005 ... Infrared spectra obtained from caoxite, weddellite and whewellite ... It is additionally confirmed that the sheets of caoxite are corrugated ...
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Re-investigation of the crystal structure of whewellite [Ca(C2O4).H2O] and the dehydration mechanism of caoxite [Ca(C2O4).3H2O] ...
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Natural occurrence is connected with three minerals: whewellite (monohydrate, known from some coal beds), weddelite (dihydrate) and a very rare trihydrate called caoxite.;
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Re-investigation of the crystal structure of whewellite [Ca(C2O4){middle dot}H2O] and the dehydration mechanism of caoxite [Ca(C2O4){middle dot}3H2O]; Mineralogical Magazine, February 1, 2005; 69(1): 77 - 88. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF];
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In contrast, the O-H stretching band of whewellite and caoxite occurred at 3476 cm-1, 3429 cm-1 respectably, whereas that of ...
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