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cassiterite

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cas·sit·er·ite  (k-st-rt)
n.
A light yellow, red-brown, or black mineral, SnO2, that is an important tin ore. Also called tinstone.
[French cassitérite, from Greek kassiteros, tin.]
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Noun1.cassiterite - a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin
atomic number 50, Sn, tin - a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition


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A combination of well-characterized minerals and synthetic materials were used to calibrate for EPMA, including SMS scapolite (S and Cl), Corning W glass (6) (Co), SMS gahnite (Zn), SMS cassiterite (Sn), SMS strontianite and Corning X glass (Sr).
Microbeam characterization of Corning archeological reference ... by Wysoczanski, Richard / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
They then culled quartz and limestone from Iron-rich magnetite and cassiterite, a tin oxide mineral, When ground liner, the purplish cassiterite breaks Into smaller particles than the Iron mineral, and can be separated out.
Turkish tin mine revises Bronze Age history by Pennisi, Elizabeth / Science News
Less common quartz mica rich pegmatite float mineralized with coarse cassiterite yielded up to 800 g/t Ta2O5 and 2.
War Eagle Mining Company Inc. - 2001 Work Program Confirms MAC ... by Business Wire
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