stannite
[ stan-ahyt ]
noun
a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu2FeSnS4: an ore of tin.
Origin of stannite
1- Also called tin pyrites.
Words Nearby stannite
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How to use stannite in a sentence
The stannate and stannite of potassium are prepared in a similar manner.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold Cooleystannite probably alters to "wood tin," a fibrous variety of cassiterite.
The Economic Aspect of Geology | C. K. Leith
British Dictionary definitions for stannite
stannite
/ (ˈstænaɪt) /
noun
a grey metallic mineral that consists of a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron and is a source of tin. Formula: Cu 2 FeSnS 4
Origin of stannite
1C19: from stannum + -ite 1
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