General Information:
Chemical Formula:MgSn++++(OH)6
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 245.06 gm)Magnesium 9.92 %
MgTin 48.44 %
SnHydrogen 2.47 %
H Oxygen 39.17 %
O Empirical Formula: MgSn(OH)6
Environment:Products of corrosion of a 1375 BC bronze harpoon head from a shipwreck.
IMA Status:Approved IMA 1971
Locality:Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Physical Properties: Color:reddish brown.
Density:3.483
Diaphaniety:Transparent
Hardness:4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite
Luster:Vitreous (Glassy)
More details...
