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The Occurrence of Copper Oxalate in Lichens Growing on Copper Sulphide-Bearing Rocks In Scandinavia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

O. W. Purvis
O. W. Purvis
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, England.
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Abstract

Investigation of two sites in the Caledonian allochthon of the central part of the Scandinavian peninsula has shown that several copper tolerant lichens occur on cupriferous substrates. Analysis of the thalli of two of these species, Acarospora rugulosa and Lecidea theiodes, using atomic absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy and electron probe microanalysis has revealed that copper occurs at high concentrations (5% Cu dry weight) principally as crystals of copper oxalate (1–5 μm diam) encrusting the fungal hyphae within the medulla.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , June 1984 , pp. 197 - 204
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 1984

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