Cobaltlotharmeyerite Mineral Data

General Cobaltlotharmeyerite Information
Chemical Formula:	Ca(Co,Fe,Ni)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 468.87 gm
	Calcium 8.55 % Ca 11.96 % CaO
	Iron 8.34 % Fe 10.73 % FeO
	Cobalt 12.57 % Co 17.69 % Co₂O₃
	Nickel 3.76 % Ni 4.78 % NiO
	Arsenic 31.96 % As 49.02 % As₂O₅
	Hydrogen 0.71 % H 6.34 % H₂O
	Oxygen 34.12 % O
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	100.00 % 100.51 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	CaCoFe²⁺_0.7Ni_0.3(AsO₄)₂(OH)_0.7(H₂O)_1.3
Environment:	Secondary phosphate mineral in cobalt and nickel-bearing ore dumps. Tsumcorite group.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	On dump material from the mining area "Am RotenBerg," approximately 4.8 km SW of the center of Schneeberg, Saxony, Germay. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named as the cobalt dominant analogue of lotharmeyerite,
Synonym:	ICSD 89036
	IMA1997-027