Locality type:

Saline Lake

Classification

Species:

Weddellite

Formula:

Ca(C₂O₄) · (2.5-x)H₂O

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

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Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1247798

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1247798:6

GUID (UUID V4):

e6e5a4b5-2635-43e6-a374-1dafaa6091d7

References

Cheng, Z. Y.

Fernandez-Remolar, D. C.

Izawa, M. R. M.

Applin, D. M.

Chong Diaz, M.

Fernandez-Sampedro, M. T.

Garcia-Villadangos, M.

Huang, T.

Xiao, L.

Parro, V. (2016): Oxalate formation under the hyperarid conditions of the Atacama desert as a mineral marker to provide clues to the source of organic carbon on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 121, 1593-1604.

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Weddellite from Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile

Weddellite from
Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile