Description

Overview:

Erythrite, also known as cobalt bloom, is a weathering product of cobalt-containing minerals such as cobaltite. Erythrite has a deep red-purple to peach or pink-red color. It is a secondary oxidized cobalt mineral that froms in monoclinic crystals, in globular, and in earthy forms. It is used as a minor ore of cobalt and as mineral specimen. This mineral is found in some mines of Ontario, Morocco, and Germany.

Subject:

Chemistry

Material Type:

Data Set, Interactive

Author:

Common molecules, Obtained from the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database

Provider:

Indiana University Molecular Structure Center

Provider Set:

Reciprocal Net: A Distributed Crystallography Network for Researchers, Students, and the General Public

Date Added:

04/17/2003