Caoxite
Caoxite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the organic mineral class, with the chemical formula Ca(C₂O₄)·3H₂O.
It crystallizes in the triclinic crystal system (space group P-1). It is a member of the Oxalate structural group.
Key properties: specific gravity 1.87; White streak; Vitreous luster; optically biaxial.
IMA symbol Cao, IMA status: approved, named in 1996.
Found in veinlets cutting metamorphosed Mn–Ba-rich cherts in an obducted ophiolite.
It is found associated with Quartz, barite, manganese oxides.
An acronym with two meanings, for the essential chemical components, CAlcium and OXalate, or the Centennial Anniversary Of X-rays, an essential analytical tool in modern mineralogy.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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