Moorhouseite Mineral Data

General Moorhouseite Information
Chemical Formula:	(Co,Ni,Mn)SO4•6(H2O)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 262.62 gm
	Manganese 2.09 % Mn 2.70 % MnO
	Cobalt 13.46 % Co 17.12 % CoO
	Nickel 6.70 % Ni 8.53 % NiO
	Hydrogen 4.61 % H 41.16 % H₂O
	Sulfur 12.21 % S 30.49 % SO₃
	Oxygen 60.92 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Co_0.6Ni_0.3Mn²⁺_0.1(SO₄)•6(H₂O)
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.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1965
Locality:	Magnet Cove barite mine, four km southwest of Walton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for Walter Wilson Moorhouse (1913-1969), Canadian Professor of Geology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Name Pronunciation:	Moorhouseite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	IMA1963-008