Calcium oxalate (in archaic terminology, oxalate of lime) is a calcium salt of oxalate with the chemical formula CaC₂O₄·(H₂O)ₓ, where x varies from 0 to 3.
All forms are colorless or white.
The monohydrate occurs naturally as the mineral whewellite, forming envelope-shaped crystals, known in plants as raphides.
The rarer dihydrate (mineral: weddellite) and trihydrate (mineral: caoxite) are also recognized.
Calcium oxalates are a major constituent of human kidney stones.
Calcium oxalate is also found in beerstone, a scale that forms on containers used in breweries.
Calcium oxalate (in archaic terminology, oxalate of lime) is a calcium salt of oxalate with the chemical formula CaC₂O₄·(H₂O)ₓ, where x varies from 0 to 3. All forms are colorless or white. The monohydrate occurs naturally as the mineral whewellite, forming envelope-shaped crystals, known in plants as raphides. The rarer dihydrate (mineral: weddellite) and trihydrate (mineral: caoxite) are also recognized. Calcium oxalates are a major constituent of human kidney stones. Calcium oxalate is also found in beerstone, a scale that forms on containers used in breweries.
Calcium oxalate