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Aplowite

aplowite

Co(SO4)·4H2O

Aplowite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Aplowite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via zh.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Aplowite is a very rare mineral with the formula CoSO4•4H2O, a naturally occurring cobalt(II) sulfate tetrahydrate. It is the lower hydrate when compared to bieberite (heptahydrate) and moorhouseite (hexahydrate), and a higher hydrate when compared to cobaltkieserite (monohydrate). It occurs together with moorhouseite within efflorescences.

Scientific references

  1. Aplowite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3620639 Link
  2. Aplowite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aplowite Link