Abhurite

 ( Tin Minerals ) 

Abhurite is a mineral of tin, oxygen, hydrogen, and chlorine with the formula Sn₂₁O₆(OH)₁₄Cl₁₆ or Sn₃O(OH)₂Cl₂.Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: "Dana's new mineralogy", p. 401. John Wiley & Sons, 1997 It is named after its type locality, a shipwreck with tin ingots at Sharm Abhur, a cove near Jeddah in the Red Sea. Abhurite forms alongside other tin minerals like romarchite and cassiterite.

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Locality and formation Abhurite is attributed for forming on tin materials when in contact with sea water. The mineral was described in 1977 from a shipwreck near Hidra Island, Norway, where it occurred on pewter plates. However, that report was not recognized by the International Mineralogical Association. Along with Sharm Abhur and the shipwreck near Hidra Island, abhurite was found on tin ingots in the Uluburun shipwreck. On the ingots, it was found with other tin minerals like cassiterite and romarchite, and calcium carbonate minerals like calcite and aragonite.

(2002). 9781558996489, Materials Research Society. . ISBN 9781558996489

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See also

• List of minerals

Categories: Tin Minerals, Oxide Minerals, Hydroxide Minerals, Chloride Minerals, Trigonal Minerals, Minerals In Space Group 155, Minerals Described In 1977

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