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Cobaltkieserite Mineral Data
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General Cobaltkieserite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CoSO4•H2O |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 175.01 gm |
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Cobalt 33.00 % Co 41.96 % CoO |
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Silicon 0.16 % Si 0.34 % SiO2 |
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Arsenic 2.57 % As 3.94 % As2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.15 % H 10.29 % H2O |
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Sulfur 17.41 % S 39.12 % S2O5 |
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Oxygen 45.71 % O |
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100.00 % 95.66 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Co0.98S0.95As0.06Si0.01O4•(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Oxidation products on a museum specimen of copper-cobalt ore collected from the Bastnas deposit. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Bastnas, near Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the Co analog of kieserite. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2002-004 |
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