romarchite

English

Etymology

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

Royal Ontario Museum + Archaeology + -ite

Noun

romarchite

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

Usage notes

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

References

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