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Aplowite Mineral Data

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General Aplowite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: (Co,Mn,Ni)SO4•4(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 225.84 gm
   Manganese   7.30 %  Mn    9.42 % MnO
   Cobalt     15.66 %  Co   19.91 % CoO
   Nickel      2.60 %  Ni    3.31 % NiO
   Hydrogen    3.57 %  H    31.91 % H2O
   Sulfur     14.20 %  S    35.45 % SO3
   Oxygen     56.68 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Co0.6Mn2+0.3Ni0.1(SO4)•4(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Efflorescences with sulfides (probably cobaltian and nickelian pyrite) on siderite-barite matrix from a hydrothermal Pb-Zn-Cu orebody associated with a large barite deposit.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1965
Help on Locality: Locality: Magnet Cove barite mine, four km southwest of Walton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Albert Peter Low (1861-1942), Canadian geologist, former Director of the Geological Survey of Canada.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Aplowite Say APLOWITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 66696
  IMA1963-009
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