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Romarchite Mineral Data
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General Romarchite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
SnO |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 134.71 gm |
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Tin 88.12 % Sn 100.00 % SnO |
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Oxygen 11.88 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
SnO |
| Environment: |
Alteration product on pewter (tin) objects and found on veins containing native tin. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1971 |
| Locality: |
Tin cooking utensils submerged since 1830 in the Winnipeg River at Boundary Falls, Manitoba, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the initials of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), where the mineral was identified and for ARCHaeology because it was found on tin artifacts. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Romarchite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 16481 |
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IMA1969-006 |
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PDF 6-395 |
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