Aplowite Mineral Data

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General Aplowite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Co,Mn,Ni)SO4·4(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 225.84 gm

Manganese 7.30 % Mn 9.42 % MnO

Cobalt 15.66 % Co 19.91 % CoO

Nickel 2.60 % Ni 3.31 % NiO

Hydrogen 3.57 % H 31.91 % H₂O

Sulfur 14.20 % S 35.45 % SO₃

Oxygen 56.68 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Co_0.6Mn²⁺_0.3Ni_0.1(SO₄)·4(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1965

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 66696

IMA1963-009

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Aplowite Image

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Aplowite Villiaumite

Comments: Pink aplowite laths intergrown with lustrous, red, massive villiaumite.
Location: Mt Rasvumchorr, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Scale: 20x19x18 mm.
© John Betts - Fine Minerals

Aplowite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.438:1:0.5825

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.94, b = 13.56, c = 7.9, Z = 4; beta = 90.5° V = 636.29 Den(Calc)= 2.36

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.46(1), 5.44(0.9), 3.95(0.8),

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Kellersohn T , Acta Crystallographica, Section C , 48 (1992) p.776-779, Structure of cobalt sulfate tetrahydrate, Locality: synthetic

Physical Properties of Aplowite

Color:

Pink.

Density:

2.33

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Aplowite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.013 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.025 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2254,KPDmeas= 0.2283,KC= 0.2313

Optical Data:

Biaxial (?), b=1.528-1.536

Calculated Properties of Aplowite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.36 gm/cc
note: r_Aplowite=2.33 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00163
Boson Index = 0.99837

Photoelectric:

PE_Aplowite= 8.79 barns/electron
U=PE_Aplowite x r_electron= 20.77 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Aplowite is Not Radioactive

Aplowite Classification

Dana Class:

29.6.6.4 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates

(29.6)where A XO4 · x(H2O)

(29.6.6)Rozenite Group (Monoclinic)

29.6.6.1 Rozenite FeSO4·4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

29.6.6.2 Starkeyite MgSO4·4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

29.6.6.3 Ilesite (Mn,Zn,Fe)SO4·4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

29.6.6.4 Aplowite (Co,Mn,Ni)SO4·4(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

29.6.6.5 Boyleite (Zn,Mg)SO4·4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

29.6.6.6 IMA2002-034! CdSO4·4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

Strunz Class:

VI/C.03-40 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates

VI/C - Water-bearing sulfates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium size

VI/C.03 - Rozenite series, Starkeyite - Boyleite

VI/C.03-10 Starkeyite MgSO4·4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

VI/C.03-20 Rozenite FeSO4·4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

VI/C.03-30 Ilesite (Mn,Zn,Fe)SO4·4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

VI/C.03-40 Aplowite (Co,Mn,Ni)SO4·4(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

VI/C.03-50 Boyleite (Zn,Mg)SO4·4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

Other Aplowite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Aplowite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Aplowite

(Co,Mn,Ni)SO4·4(H2O)
Dana No: 29.6.6.4 Strunz No: VI/C.03-40
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