Glendonite concretion formation due to dead organism decomposition

Y Muramiya, H Yoshida, M Minami, T Mikami… - Sedimentary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glendonite is generally accepted as a calcite pseudomorph after ikaite (CaCO 3· 6H 2 O)
and is commonly preserved in spherical carbonate concretions known as glendonite …

Marine diagenesis of ikaite: implications from the isotopic and geochemical composition of glendonites and host concretions (Palaeogene–Neogene sediments …

K Vasileva, O Vereshchagin, V Ershova… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Glendonites represent pseudomorphs after calcium carbonate hexahydrate (ikaite) and can
be used as indicators of past cold climates, because ikaite only naturally occurs in cold …

[HTML][HTML] Ikaite nucleation at 35 C challenges the use of glendonite as a paleotemperature indicator

E Tollefsen, T Balic-Zunic, CM Mörth, V Brüchert… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Glendonites have been found worldwide in marine sediments from the Neoproterozoic Era
to the Quaternary Period. The precursor of glendonite, ikaite (CaCO3· 6H2O), is metastable …

[HTML][HTML] Growth mechanisms and environmental implications of carbonate concretions from the~ 1.4 Ga Xiamaling Formation, North China

AQ Liu, DJ Tang, XY Shi, LM Zhou, XQ Zhou… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Carbonate concretions provide unique records of ancient biogeochemical processes in
marine sediments, and have the potential to reflect seawater chemistry indirectly. In fine …

Greigite from carbonate concretions of the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation in South China and its environmental implications

J Dong, S Zhang, G Jiang, H Li, R Gao - Precambrian Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Greigite (Fe3S4) is a ferrimagnetic iron sulfide that commonly forms as a precursor of pyrite
in anoxic environments where the supply of reactive Fe outpaces that of sulfide (H2S and …

Rapid formation of gigantic spherical dolomite concretion in marine sediments

Y Muramiya, H Yoshida, K Kubota, M Minami - Sedimentary Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Spherical carbonate concretions are present in sedimentary strata of varying geological
ages worldwide. Recent studies reveal that calcium carbonate concretions form very rapidly …

Ikaite abundance controlled by porewater phosphorus level: Potential links to dust and productivity

X Zhou, Z Lu, REM Rickaby, EW Domack… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.uchicago.edu
Glendonites are pseudomorphs of the mineral ikaite (CaCO3· 6H2O) after loss of hydration
water and occur in distinctive euhedral crystalline forms, sometimes clustered as rosettes of …

[HTML][HTML] Database of global glendonite and ikaite records throughout the Phanerozoic

M Rogov, V Ershova, O Vereshchagin… - Earth System …, 2020 - essd.copernicus.org
This database of Phanerozoic occurrences and isotopic characteristics of metastable cold-
water calcium carbonate hexahydrate (ikaite; CaCO 3· 6H 2 O) and their associated …

Glendonites throughout the Phanerozoic

M Rogov, V Ershova, C Gaina, O Vereshchagin… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ikaite is a metastable calcium carbonate hexahydrate (CaCO3· 6H2O), which naturally
occurs in environments characterized by temperatures of− 2 to+ 7° C. It is therefore …

A review and synthesis of glendonites (pseudomorphs after ikaite) with new data: assessing applicability as recorders of ancient coldwater conditions

BW Selleck, PF Carr, BG Jones - Journal of …, 2007 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Calcite pseudomorphs after ikaite (glendonite) are associated with coldwater depositional
systems, including glaciomarine and deepwater settings, as dictated by the limited stability …