tinstone

[ tin-stohn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Mineralogy.

tinstone

/ ˈtɪnˌstəʊn /

First recorded in 1595–1605; tin + stone

These oxides are commonly met with in samples of wolfram and tinstone, especially niobic.

Tin is found in nature chiefly as the oxide (SnO2), called cassiterite or tinstone.

Veins of quartz, tourmaline and chlorite may traverse the granite, containing tinstone often in workable quantities.

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