Where it forms, where it's found
22recorded occurrences
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- Magnesian Calcite
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- —Li, H., Sun, C.-Yu, Fang, Y., Carlson, C.M., Xu, H., Ješovnik, A., Sosa-Calvo, J., Zarnowski, R., Bechtel, H.A., Fournelle, J.H., Andes, D.R., Schultz, T.R., Gilbert, P.U.P.A., Currie, C.R. (2020): Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants. Nature Communications, 11, 5792.
- 2017dos Santos, Hélisson, Neumann, Reiner, Ávila, Ciro Alexandre (2017) Mineral Quantification with Simultaneous Refinement of Ca-Mg Carbonates Non-Stoichiometry by X-ray Diffraction, Rietveld Method. Minerals, 7 (9) 164 doi:10.3390/min7090164 DOI: 10.3390/min7090164
- 2019Lammers, Laura Nielsen, Mitnick, Elizabeth H. (2019) Magnesian calcite solid solution thermodynamics inferred from authigenic deep-sea carbonate. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 248. 343-355 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2019.01.006DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2019.01.006
- 2023Keykha, Hamed Abdeh; Zangani, Alireza; Romiani, Hadi Mohamadzadeh; Asadi, Afshin; Kawasaki, Satoru; Radmanesh, Niloofar (2023) Characterizing Microbial and CO2-Induced Carbonate Minerals: Implications for Soil Stabilization in Sandy Environments. Minerals, 13 (7). 976 doi:10.3390/min13070976DOI: 10.3390/min13070976
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Mg-rich Calcite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/mg-rich-calcite-27574},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}