Meaning Of The Word Cassiterite
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Cassiterite Meaning
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cassiterite in American English
a very hard and heavy, brown or black mineral, tin dioxide, SnO2, the chief ore of tin noun: a brown or black mineral, tin dioxide, SnO2, that crystallizes in the tetragonal system; tinstone: the principal ore of tin cassiterite in British English noun: a black or brown mineral, found in igneous rocks and hydrothermal veins. It is a source of tin. Composition: tin oxide. Formula: SnO2. Crystal structure: tetragonal |
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