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Hydroromarchite

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Formula:
Sn
 
3
O
 
2
(OH)
 
2
System:Tetragonal
This page provides mineralogical data about Hydroromarchite.

Classification of Hydroromarchite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/A.08-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.FF.05

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
F : Hydroxides (without V or U)
F : Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; various polyhedra
Dana 8th edition ID:6.4.2.1

6 : HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL
4 : Miscellaneous
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Type Occurrence of Hydroromarchite

Type Locality:Boundary Falls, Winnipeg River, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada
Year of Discovery:1971

Crystallography of Hydroromarchite

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Cell Parameters:a = 7.98Å, c = 9.17Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 1.149
Unit Cell Volume:V 583.95 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Hydroromarchite

Formula:
Sn
 
3
O
 
2
(OH)
 
2
Essential elements:H, O, Sn
All elements listed in formula:H, O, Sn

Other Names for Hydroromarchite

Synonyms:
HydromarchiteIMA1969-007
Other Languages:
German:Hydroromarchit
Spanish:Hydroromarchita

Other Information

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

References for Hydroromarchite

Reference List:American Mineralogist: 57: 1555.

American Mineralogist: 58: 552.

Canadian Mineralogist (1971): 10: 916.

Acta Crystallographica (1996): 52: 286-288.

Garuti, G. & Zaccarini, F. (2005): Minerals of Au, Ag and U in volcanic-rock-associated massive sulfide deposits of the northern Apennine ophiolite, Italy. Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 935-950.

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    Localities for Hydroromarchite

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Canada
     
    • Ontario
      • Kenora District
        • Winnipeg River
    No reference listed
    Italy
     
    • Emilia-Romagna
      • Parma Province
        • Berceto
          • Corchia mine
    CanMin 43:935-950 (2005)
    Jamaica
     
    • Kingston Parish
    http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04262002-142814/unrestricted/Thesis.PDF.
    USA
     
    • North Carolina
      • Carteret Co.
        • Beaufort
    CanMin 41:659-669
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