Crystal chemistry and genesis of organic minerals: a review of oxalate and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon minerals

T Echigo, M Kimata - The Canadian Mineralogist, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Organic minerals are natural organic compounds with both a well-defined chemical
composition and crystallographic properties; their occurrences reveal traces of the high …

The influence of surface active molecules on the crystallization of biominerals in solution

MD Sikirić, H Füredi-Milhofer - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2006 - Elsevier
In the following article studies pertaining to “in situ” interactions of growing biogenic crystals
(calcium phosphates, carbonates and oxalates) with, soluble, surface active molecules …

Direct visualization of calcium oxalate monohydrate crystallization and dissolution with atomic force microscopy and the role of polymeric additives

S Guo, MD Ward, JA Wesson - Langmuir, 2002 - ACS Publications
The growth and dissolution of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) were investigated by
real-time in situ atomic force microscopy (AFM). The (100) surfaces of COM crystals were …

Pathological biomineralization of kidney stones

JA Wesson, MD Ward - Elements, 2007 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Kidney stones are aggregates of microcrystals, most commonly containing calcium oxalate
monohydrate (COM) as the primary constituent. The formation of these aggregates in the …

Hydrated calcium oxalates: crystal structures, thermal stability, and phase evolution

AR Izatulina, VV Gurzhiy… - Crystal Growth & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Thermal stability, structural evolution pathways, and phase transition mechanisms of the
calcium oxalates whewellite (CaC2O4· H2O), weddellite (CaC2O4·(2+ x) H2O), and caoxite …

Natural oxalates and their analogous synthetic complexes

EJ Baran - Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Metal oxalates, commonly classified as organic minerals, are widely distributed in Nature,
occurring in mineral deposits or as biominerals in plants, fungi, and lichens or in the form of …

Synthesis of calcium oxalate trihydrate: New data by vibrational spectroscopy and synchrotron X-ray diffraction

C Conti, M Casati, C Colombo, E Possenti… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Calcium oxalate is found in nature in three different crystalline states determined by the
number of H 2 O in the unit formula (whewellite CaC 2 O 4· H 2 O, COM; weddellite CaC 2 O …

Re-investigation of the crystal structure of whewellite [Ca (C2O4)· H2O] and the dehydration mechanism of caoxite [Ca (C2O4)· 3H2O]

T Echigo, M Kimata, A Kyono, M Shimizu… - Mineralogical …, 2005 - cambridge.org
The crystal structure of whewellite [Ca (C2O4)· H2O] and the dehydration mechanism of
caoxite [Ca (C2O4)· 3H2O] have been studied by means of differential thermal analysis, X …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperoxaluria is related to whewellite and hypercalciuria to weddellite: What happens when crystalline conversion occurs?

D Bazin, C Leroy, F Tielens, C Bonhomme… - Comptes Rendus …, 2016 - Elsevier
While calcium oxalate monohydrate (whewellite: CaC 2 O 4· H 2 O) kidney stones are
related to hyperoxaluria, calcium oxalate dihydrate (weddellite: CaC 2 O 4·(2+ x) H 2 O) …

Vibrational signatures of calcium oxalate polyhydrates

I Petit, GD Belletti, T Debroise… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The vibrational signatures of the calcium oxalate polyhydrates are investigated using a
combination of Density Functional Theory‐Dispersion corrected, Fourier Transform‐Raman …