romarchite

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English

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Etymology

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Named from the acronym for the Royal Ontario Museum where the mineral was first studied.

Royal Ontario Museum + Archaeology + -ite

Noun

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romarchite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black mineral containing oxygen and tin.

Usage notes

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Although this mineral is anthropogenic, it was accepted before the current IMA guidelines came into force excluding such species.

References

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Romarchite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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