Romarchite, hydroromarchite and abhurite formed during the corrosion of pewter artifacts from the Queen Anne's Revenge (1718)

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 659-669

  Dunkle, Stacie E ^a   Craig, James R ^a   Rimstidt, J Donald ^a   Lusardi, Wayne R ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abhurite; Blackbeard; Corrosion; Hydroromarchite; Metal artifacts; North Carolina; Pewter; Queen Anne's Revenge; Romarchite; Tin oxide

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; PEWTER; PHASE SEPARATION; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMICS; VENEERS; WEATHERING;

HYDROROMARCHITE;

MINERALS;

ABHURITE; ALLOY; ARTIFACT; CORROSION; HYDROROMARCHITE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; ROMARCHITE; WRECK;

BEAUFORT; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041909292     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.41.3.659     Document Type: Article

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