cassiterite

cassiterite Definition

cas·sit·er·ite (kə sit′ər īt′)

noun

a very hard and heavy, brown or black mineral, tin dioxide, SnO, the chief ore of tin

Etymology: < Gr kassiteros, tin + -ite

cassiterite Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

alluvial: Mining for alluvial cassiterite continued right up to the 20th century but was at its maximum in the middle ages.

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