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cassiterite

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(kə sit′ər īt′)

noun

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

Origin: < Gr kassiteros, tin + -ite

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noun

A light yellow, red-brown, or black mineral, SnO₂, that is an important tin ore. Also called tinstone.

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Origin: French cassitérite

Origin: , from Greek kassiteros, tin

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