Krasnoselskite Mineral Data

General Krasnoselskite Information
Chemical Formula:	CoWO4
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 306.78 gm
	Cobalt 19.21 % Co 24.43 % CoO
	Tungsten 59.93 % W 75.57 % WO₃
	Oxygen 20.86 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Co(WO₄)
Environment:	Occur as pseudomorphs after hard alloy VK8 (92o/oW C,80/oCo) on the plates of the cutting element of a drilling machine found in burned rocks. .An inadequately described cobalt anal og of scheelite.
IMA Status:	Not Submitted IMA
Locality:	Krasnoselskaya mine in Krasnogorsk, Chelyabinsk basin, Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for the locality.
Synonym:	ICSD 15851
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