Moorhouseite is a rare mineral with the formula CoSO4•6H2O, a naturally occurring cobalt(II) sulfate hexahydrate. It is the lower-hydrate-equivalent of bieberite (heptahydrate) and aplowite (hexahydrate). It is also hydrated equivalent of cobaltkieserite. It occurs together with moorhouseite within efflorescences found in the Magnet Cove Barium Corporation mine in Walton, Nova Scotia, Canada.Jambor, J.L., and Boyle, R.W., 1984. Moorhouseite and aplowite, new cobalt minerals from Walton, Nova Scotia. Canadian Mineralogist 8, 166-171
Notes on chemistry Relatively high amounts of nickel and manganese were reported, with trace amounts of copper and iron.Jambor, J.L., and Boyle, R.W., 1984. Moorhouseite and aplowite, new cobalt minerals from Walton, Nova Scotia. Canadian Mineralogist 8, 166-171
Crystal structure Analysis of synthetic analogue of moorhouseite revealed, that its structure may be described as containing:Elerman, Y., 1988. Refinement of the crystal structure of CoSO4.6H2O. Acta Crystallographica C44, 599-601 Co(H2O)6 octahedra, forming alternate layers SO4 tetrahedra hydrogen bonds (two per a single water molecule)
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