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Cobaltkoritnigite Mineral Data

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General Cobaltkoritnigite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Co,Zn)(AsO3OH)•(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 218.49 gm
   Zinc       7.48 %  Zn    9.31 % ZnO
   Cobalt    20.23 %  Co   25.72 % CoO
   Arsenic   34.29 %  As   52.60 % As2O5
   Hydrogen   1.38 %  H    12.37 % H2O
   Oxygen    36.61 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Co0.75Zn0.25(AsO3OH)•(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Weathering product of glaucodot.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1981
Help on Locality: Locality: Old specimen from the Erzgebirge, Saxony, probably from the Schwarzenberg district, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for its relation to koritnigite and high cobalt content.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Cobaltokoritnigite
  ICSD 32025
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