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General Aplowite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Co,Mn,Ni)SO4·4(H2O)
Help on Composition: 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
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Co0.6Mn2+0.3Ni0.1(SO4)·4(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1965
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 66696
  IMA1963-009
  PDF 16-488
 

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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.
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Aplowite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.438:1:0.5825
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 5.94, b = 13.56, c = 7.9, Z = 4; beta = 90.5° V = 636.29 Den(Calc)= 2.36
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/m
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 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

Help on Color: Color: Pink.
Help on Density: Density: 2.33
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3 - Calcite
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Aplowite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: 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
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (?), b=1.528-1.536
 

Calculated Properties of Aplowite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=2.36 gm/cc
note: rAplowite =2.33 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00163
Boson Index = 0.99837
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEAplowite = 8.79 barns/electron
U=PEAplowite x relectron= 20.77 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Aplowite is Not Radioactive

 

Aplowite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: 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
Help on  Strunz Class: 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

Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: 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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