Glendonite

CaCO3
Also known as
  • Fundylite
  • Glendonit
  • Jarrowite
  • +3 more
Variety of
Calcite
CalciteCa(CO3)

Where it forms, where it's found

40recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
8OOxygenOxygen315.99947.997
47.96%
20CaCalciumCalcium140.07840.078
40.04%
6CCarbonCarbon112.01112.011
12.00%
Total100.086100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From Mindat formula

Synonyms

  • Fundylite
  • Glendonit
  • Jarrowite
  • Thinolit
  • Thinolita
  • Thinolite

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 1905David, Edgeworth T. W.; Taylor, T. G.; Woolnough, W. G. (1905) VII. Occurrence of the Pseudomorph Glendonite in New South Wales. In Records of the Geological Survey of New South Wales, Vol. VIII (Part 2) Ch. VII. Department of Mines and Agriculture. p.161-179.
  2. 1951Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
  3. 2020Carr, Paul F.; Jones, Brian G.; Middleton, Robert G. (2020) James Dwight Dana in Australia and the glendonite connection. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 21 (2). p.5-12.
  4. 2020Vickers, Madelaine L.; Lengger, Sabine K.; Bernasconi, Stefano M.; Thibault, Nicolas; Schultz, Bo Pagh; Fernandez, Alvaro; Ullmann, Clemens V.; McCormack, Paul; Bjerrum, Christian J.; Rasmussen, Jan Audun; et al. (2020) Cold spells in the Nordic Seas during the early Eocene Greenhouse. Nature Communications, 11 (1). p.4713. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18558-7 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18558-7
  5. 2021Rogov, Mikhail, Ershova, Victoria, Vereshchagin, Oleg, Vasileva, Kseniia, Mikhailova, Kseniia, Krylov, Aleksei (2021) Database of global glendonite and ikaite records throughout the Phanerozoic. Earth System Science Data, 13 (2) 343-356 doi:10.5194/essd-13-343-2021DOI: 10.5194/essd-13-343-2021
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Glendonite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/glendonite-27112},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}