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Cobaltkieserite, etc.

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden

Cobaltkieserite

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden

Cobaltkieserite, etc.

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden

Cobaltkieserite, etc.

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden

Cobaltkieserite

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden

Cobaltkieserite, etc.

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden

Cobaltkieserite, etc.

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden

Cobaltkieserite

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden

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About CobaltkieseriteHide

Formula:

CoSO₄ · H₂O

Colour:

Pink

Lustre:

Earthy

Hardness:

2 - 3

Specific Gravity:

3.28 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Kieserite Group

Name:

Named for being the cobalt analogue of kieserite.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden

A cobalt analogue of kieserite.

A synthetic kieserite-cobaltkieserite solid solution has been analyzed (Bechtold and Wildner, 2016).

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

26414

Long-form identifier:

1:1:26414:5

GUID
(UUID V4):

b6cebd60-9078-4188-9a12-d19a8aeb0765

Classification of CobaltkieseriteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2002

First published:

2002

Strunz-mindat (2023):

7.CB.05

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
C : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without additional anions, with H₂O
B : With only medium-sized cations

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Cksr	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of CobaltkieseriteHide

Lustre:

Earthy

Colour:

Pink

Hardness:

2 - 3 on Mohs scale

Hardness Data:

Measured

Density:

3.28 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of CobaltkieseriteHide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

Chemical Properties of CobaltkieseriteHide

Formula:

CoSO₄ · H₂O

IMA Formula:

Co(SO₄) · H₂O

Elements listed:

Co, H, O, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of CobaltkieseriteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

B2/b

Cell Parameters:

a = 6.98 Å, b = 7.588 Å, c = 7.639 Å
β = 118.65°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.92 : 1 : 1.007

Unit Cell V:

355.06 Å³

Morphology:

Euhedral, thick tablular to "bipyramidal" habit.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0014853	Cobaltkieserite	Wildner M, Giester G (1991) The crystal structures of kieserite-type compounds. I. Crystal structures of Me(II)SO4H2O (Me = Mn,Fe,Co,Ni,Zn)* Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1991 296-306		1991	synthetic	0	293

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Cobaltkieserite'
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_publ_author_name
'Wildner M'
'Giester G'
_journal_name_full 'Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte'
_journal_volume 1991 
_journal_year 1991
_journal_page_first 296
_journal_page_last 306
_publ_section_title
;
 The crystal structures of kieserite-type compounds.
 I. Crystal structures of Me(II)SO4*H2O (Me = Mn,Fe,Co,Ni,Zn)
;
_database_code_amcsd 0014853
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Co S O5 H2'
_cell_length_a 6.960
_cell_length_b 7.586
_cell_length_c 7.621
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 118.56
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 353.415
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.252
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'C 1 2/c 1'
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  '1/2+x,1/2+y,z'
  'x,-y,1/2+z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,1/2+z'
  '-x,y,1/2-z'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2-z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
  '1/2-x,1/2-y,-z'
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Co   0.00000   0.50000   0.00000 ?
S   0.00000   0.15371   0.25000 ?
O1   0.17250   0.04290   0.40040 ?
O2   0.09690   0.26670   0.15400 ?
O3   0.00000   0.63830   0.25000 ?
H   0.11000   0.71400   0.28400   0.04200
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_atom_site_aniso_U_12
_atom_site_aniso_U_13
_atom_site_aniso_U_23
Co 0.01300 0.01480 0.01460 0.00010 0.00620 0.00050
S 0.01160 0.01340 0.01480 0.00000 0.00570 0.00000
O1 0.01490 0.02160 0.02230 0.00360 0.00720 0.00740
O2 0.01820 0.01720 0.02350 0.00200 0.01230 0.00550
O3 0.01700 0.01770 0.01730 0.00000 0.00850 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
4.829 Å	(33)
3.405 Å	(100)
3.339 Å	(34)
3.291 Å	(32)
3.062 Å	(56)
2.567 Å	(30)
2.513 Å	(49)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]
47b : [Sulfates and sulfites]

Type Occurrence of CobaltkieseriteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden

General Appearance of Type Material:

Powdery aggregates, with individual grains 0.5-3 μm in size, that are mainly euhedral and thick tabular to dipyramidal.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In a dark, dense quartzitic rock.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Scorodite	Quartz	Pyrite	Garnet Supergroup	Erythrite
Cobaltite	Chalcopyrite

Synonyms of CobaltkieseriteHide

IMA2002-004

Other Language Names for CobaltkieseriteHide

German:Kobaltkieserit

Russian:Кобальткизерит

Simplified Chinese:水钴矾

Traditional Chinese:水鈷礬

Relationship of Cobaltkieserite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Kieserite Group

Other Members of this group:

Dwornikite	Ni(SO₄) · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Ermeloite	Al(PO₄) · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Gunningite	ZnSO₄ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Kieserite	MgSO₄ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Serrabrancaite	MnPO₄ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Szmikite	MnSO₄ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Szomolnokite	FeSO₄ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

3 photos of Cobaltkieserite associated with Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
2 photos of Cobaltkieserite associated with Smolyaninovite	Co₃Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₄ · 11H₂O
1 photo of Cobaltkieserite associated with Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

7.CB.02	Voudourisite	CdSO₄ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
7.CB.05	Dwornikite	Ni(SO₄) · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CB.05	Gunningite	ZnSO₄ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CB.05	Kieserite	MgSO₄ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CB.05	Poitevinite	(Cu,Fe)SO₄ · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.CB.05	Szmikite	MnSO₄ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CB.05	Szomolnokite	FeSO₄ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CB.07	Sanderite	MgSO₄ · 2H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
7.CB.10	Bonattite	CuSO₄ · 3H₂O	Mon. m : Bb
7.CB.12	Belogubite	CuZn(SO₄)₂ · 10H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.CB.15	Aplowite	(Co,Mn,Ni)SO₄ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m
7.CB.15	Boyleite	(Zn,Mg)SO₄ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CB.15	Ilesite	(Mn,Zn,Fe)SO₄ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m
7.CB.15	Rozenite	FeSO₄ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CB.15	Starkeyite	MgSO₄ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CB.15	Drobecite	CdSO₄ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
7.CB.15	Cranswickite	MgSO₄ · 4H₂O	Mon. m : Bb
7.CB.20	Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.CB.20	Jôkokuite	MnSO₄ · 5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.CB.20	Pentahydrite	MgSO₄ · 5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.CB.20	Siderotil	FeSO₄ · 5H₂O	Tric.
7.CB.25	Bianchite	Zn(SO₄) · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/m
7.CB.25	Chvaleticeite	Mn(SO₄) · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CB.25	Ferrohexahydrite	FeSO₄ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CB.25	Hexahydrite	MgSO₄ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/m
7.CB.25	Moorhouseite	Co(SO₄) · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CB.25	Nickelhexahydrite	Ni(SO₄) · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CB.30	Retgersite	NiSO₄ · 6H₂O	Tet. 4 2 2 : P4₁ 2₁ 2
7.CB.35	Bieberite	CoSO₄ · 7H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/m
7.CB.35	Boothite	CuSO₄ · 7H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CB.35	Mallardite	MnSO₄ · 7H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/m
7.CB.35	Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆SO₄ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CB.35	Zincmelanterite	(Zn,Cu,Fe)SO₄ · 7H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CB.35	Alpersite	(Mg,Cu)(SO₄) · 7H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CB.40	Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
7.CB.40	Goslarite	ZnSO₄ · 7H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
7.CB.40	Morenosite	NiSO₄ · 7H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
7.CB.45	Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.CB.45	Meta-alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 12H₂O	Orth.
7.CB.50	Aluminocoquimbite	Al₂Fe₂(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1c
7.CB.50	Lazaridisite	3CdSO₄ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CB.52	Pararaisaite	CuMg[Te⁶⁺O₄(OH)₂] · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CB.55	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1c
7.CB.55	Paracoquimbite	Fe₄(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
7.CB.55	Rhomboclase	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
7.CB.55	Raisaite	CuMg[Te⁶⁺O₄(OH)₂] · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.CB.57	Caichengyunite	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SO₄)₆ · 30H₂O	Mon.
7.CB.60	Kornelite	Fe₂(SO₄)₃ · 7H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
7.CB.65	Quenstedtite	Fe₂(SO₄)₃ · 11H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.CB.70	Lausenite	Fe₂(SO₄)₃ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
7.CB.75	Lishizhenite	ZnFe₂(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.CB.75	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.CB.80	Ransomite	CuFe₂(SO₄)₄ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CB.85	Apjohnite	Mn²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CB.85	Bílinite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CB.85	Dietrichite	(Zn,Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CB.85	Halotrichite	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2
7.CB.85	Pickeringite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CB.85	Redingtonite	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Ni)(Cr,Al)₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O	Mon. 2
7.CB.85	Wupatkiite	(Co,Mg,Ni)Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.CB.90	Meridianiite	MgSO₄ · 11H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1

Other InformationHide

Notes:

Slowly soluble in water.

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for CobaltkieseriteHide

Reference List:

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Holtstam, D. (2002) Cobaltkieserite, CoSO4·H2O, a new mineral species from Bastnäs, Skinnskatteberg, Sweden. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 124, 117-119.

Jambor, J.L., Kovalenker, V.A., Roberts, A.C. (2003) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 88, 931-935.

Mandarino, J.A. (2003) New minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 803-828.

Bechtold, A., Wildner, M. (2016) Crystal chemistry of the kieserite–cobaltkieserite solid solution, Mg1-xCox(SO4)·H2O: well-behaved oddities. European Journal of Mineralogy: 28: 43-52.

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Czech Republic
Karlovy Vary Region ⓘ Jáchymov ore district	Jan Hloušek

Sweden (TL)
Västmanland County Skinnskatteberg Riddarhyttan ⓘ Bastnäs Mines (TL)	Holtstam, D. (2002): Cobaltkieserite, CoSO4·H2O, a new mineral species from Bastnäs, Skinnskatteberg, Sweden. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 124, 117-119

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About CobaltkieseriteHide

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Classification of CobaltkieseriteHide

Mineral SymbolsHide

Physical Properties of CobaltkieseriteHide

Optical Data of CobaltkieseriteHide

Chemical Properties of CobaltkieseriteHide

Crystallography of CobaltkieseriteHide

Crystal StructureHide

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Geological EnvironmentHide

Type Occurrence of CobaltkieseriteHide

Synonyms of CobaltkieseriteHide

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Common AssociatesHide

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