General Romarchite Information 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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Romarchite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.27196 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 3.802, c = 4.836, Z = 2; V = 69.91 Den(Calc)= 6.40 |
Crystal System: |
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/nmm |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.99(1), 2.69(0.4), 1.8(0.3),1.6(0.3), 1.48(0.1), 1.49(0.1), 1.9(0.1), 2.42(0.1), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Romarchite Color: |
Black. |
Habit: |
Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals. |
Habit: |
Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix. |
Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
Hardness: |
2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail |
| Optical Properties of Romarchite Optical Data: |
NCalc= 1.9 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.14) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
| Calculated Properties of Romarchite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.51 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Romarchite =6.40 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.14 |
Boson Index = 0.86 Photoelectric: |
PERomarchite = 281.75 barns/electron |
U=PERomarchite x rElectron Density=1,552.78 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Romarchite is Not Radioactive | Romarchite Classification Dana Class: |
04.02.05.01 (04)Simple Oxides |
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(04.02)with a cation charge of 2+ (A++ O) |
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(04.02.05)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
04.AC.20 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.A - Metal:Oxygen = 2.1 and 1:1 |
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04.AC -M:O = 1:1 (and up to 1:1.25); with large cations (± smaller ones) |
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| Other Romarchite Information References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Romarchite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Romarchite using: Visit our Advertisers for Romarchite : A Bijoux Google Search for RomarchiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Romarchite Cape Minerals Google Search for Romarchite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Romarchite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Romarchite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Romarchite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Romarchite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Romarchite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Romarchite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Romarchite Ask about Romarchite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Romarchite Specimen Label here :
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