cassiterite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cassiterite
1855–60; < Greek kassíter ( os ) tin + -ite 1
Example Sentences
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On the recent trip into the forest, they found a recently abandoned gold mine and the active mine harvesting cassiterite, the main ore to make tin.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023
The principle tin ore is the oxide cassiterite, SnO2, and the principle lead and thallium ores are the sulfides or the products of weathering of the sulfides.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Regardless of the method, searching for gold and other minerals like cassiterite and niobium is dirty, dangerous and often illegal.
From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2017
Eastern Congo is blessed with gold, coltan, cassiterite and other minerals.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2012
Deposits of cassiterite under rather exceptional conditions are worked on a large scale in Bolivia; and it is notable that cassiterite is found in Liassic limestone near Campiglia Marittima in Tuscany.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
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