22652
Accession Number
30475
Author
Ramik, Robert A.; Organ, Robert M.; Mandarino, Joseph A.
Author Affiliation
Royal Ontario Museum. Department of Earth Sciences; ; Royal Ontario Museum. Curator Emeritus
Title Of Article Chaper
On type Romarchite and Hydroromarchite from Boundary Falls, Ontario, and notes on other occurrences
Title Of Journal Book
The Canadian Mineralogist
Volume
41
Pages
649-657
Collation
9 p. : ills.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English; French
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The type of romarchite and hydroromarchite from Boundary Falls, Winnipeg River, Ontario, Canada, was re-examined. The minerals form deposits on pewter bowls and are products of tin corrosion in a unique cold freshwater environment. Type romarchite is very fine grained and replaces pseudotetragonal crystals of an unknown precursor. Revised X-ray powder diffraction data are consistent with the accepted tetragonal symmatry and space group P4/nmm, and provide the refined unit-cell parameters a 3.8014(3), c 4.8559(6) Ã…. Type hydroromarchite forms euhedral single crystals. Revised X-ray powder-diffraction data are consistent with the accepted tetragonal symmatry and space group P421c, and provide the refined unit-cell parameters a 7.9259(5), c 9.0970(9) Ã…. Additional Sn-bearing corrosion products are SnO2 (cassiterite) and two unidentified phases. Residual aggregates of Pb, SbSn and Cu6Sn5 (?-bronze) are found in areas of deep localized corrosion. Reports of romarchite subsequent to the original descriptions are numerous, but those of hydroromarchite are few and only quite recent.
Keywords
romarchite; hydroromarchite; tin; oxide; pewter; corrosion; product; x-ray; data; canada
pub_id
22652