Moorhouseite Mineral Data + 
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- 29.6.8.1 Hexahydrite MgSO4·6(H2O) A2/a 2/m
- 29.6.8.2 Bianchite (Zn,Fe)(SO4)·6(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
- 29.6.8.3 Ferrohexahydrite FeSO4·6(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
- 29.6.8.4 Nickelhexahydrite (Ni,Mg,Fe)(SO4)·6(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
- 29.6.8.5 Moorhouseite (Co,Ni,Mn)SO4·6(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
- 29.6.8.6 Chvaleticeite (Mn,Mg)SO4·6(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
- VI/C.05-10 Hexahydrite MgSO4·6(H2O) A2/a 2/m
- VI/C.05-20 Ferrohexahydrite FeSO4·6(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
- VI/C.05-30 Chvaleticeite (Mn,Mg)SO4·6(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
- VI/C.05-40 Moorhouseite (Co,Ni,Mn)SO4·6(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
- VI/C.05-50 Nickelhexahydrite (Ni,Mg,Fe)(SO4)·6(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
- VI/C.05-60 Bianchite (Zn,Fe)(SO4)·6(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
- VI/C.05-70 Retgersite NiSO4·6(H2O) P 41212,P 43212 4 2 2
General Moorhouseite Information |
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 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: |
Co0.6Ni0.3Mn2+0.1(SO4)·6(H2O) | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1965 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Synonym: |
IMA1963-008 | ||
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Moorhouseite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.3878:1:3.3591 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 10.04, b = 7.234, c = 24.3, Z = 8; beta = 98.34° V = 1,746.23 Den(Calc)= 2.00 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.38(1), 4.02(0.55), 5.45(0.3), | ||
Physical Properties of Moorhouseite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Indistinct | ||
| Color: |
Pink. | ||
| Density: |
1.97 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent to Translucent | ||
| Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). | ||
| Hardness: |
2.5 - Finger Nail | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Moorhouseite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.012 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.004 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.244,KPDmeas= 0.2477,KC= 0.2449 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.47, b=1.497, g=1.497, bire=0.0270 | ||
Calculated Properties of Moorhouseite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=2.06 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00197 Boson Index = 0.99803 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEMoorhouseite = 8.19 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Moorhouseite is Not Radioactive |
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Moorhouseite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
29.6.8.5 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates | ||
| (29.6)where A XO4 · x(H2O) | |||
| (29.6.8)Hexahydrite Group (Space Group: C2/c) | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VI/C.05-40 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates | ||
| VI/C - Water-bearing sulfates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium size | |||
| VI/C.05 - Hexahydrite group | |||
Other Moorhouseite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Moorhouseite : 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 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Moorhouseite using: Visit our Advertisers for Moorhouseite : Translate Moorhouseite Mineral Data : Ask about Moorhouseite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Moorhouseite Specimen Label here :
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