Cassiterite Definition

Cassiterite Sentence Examples

• The tin occurs in the form of cassiterite, and is found chiefly in or near the crystalline rocks, especially the granite.

• The granite, which is intruded through the Eocene beds, is associated with a pegmatite containing tourmaline and cassiterite.

• Of minerals containing this element mention may be made of cassiterite or tinstone, Sn02, tin pyrites, Cu 4 SnS 4 + (Fe,Zn) 2 SnS 4; the metal also occurs in some epidotes, and in company with columbium, tantalum and other metals.

• Zirconia can be obtained crystalline, in a form isomorphous with cassiterite and rutile, by fusing the amorphous modification with borax, and dissolving out with sulphuric acid.

• It is an amorphous white powder; but it may also be obtained in crystals isomorphous with cassiterite by heating the amorphous form with borax to a very high temperature.