"Numerous, odd-shaped crystals were dredged from the River Clyde muds near Cardross, Dunbartonshire, around 1888-89 during dredging trials, and formed the subject matter of early speculative articles.."

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Mineral List

ⓘ Calcite

ⓘ var. Glendonite

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Livingstone, Alec (2002) Minerals of Scotland - Past and Present. National Museums of Scotland Publishing Ltd., Edinburgh.

ⓘ Calcite var. Glendonite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Livingstone, Alec (2002) Minerals of Scotland - Past and Present. National Museums of Scotland Publishing Ltd., Edinburgh.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	var. Glendonite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Calcite var. Glendonite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Calcite var. Glendonite	CaCO₃
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite var. Glendonite	CaCO₃

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References

[1]Livingstone, Alec (2002) Minerals of Scotland - Past and Present. National Museums of Scotland Publishing Ltd., Edinburgh.p.113

Schultz, Bo; Huggett, Jennifer; Schootbrugge, Bas van de; Ullmann, Clemens V.; Broch, Mathias C. (2023) Transgression Related Holocene Coastal Glendonites from Historic Sites. Minerals, 13 (9). doi:10.3390/min13091159

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