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Definitions for cassiterite
kəˈsɪt əˌraɪtcas·si·terite
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Princeton's WordNet
cassiteritenoun
a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin
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cassiteritenoun
A generally black mineral, composed of tin oxide, SnO, which is an important ore of tin
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Cassiterite
Cassiterite is a tin oxide mineral, SnO2. It is generally opaque, but it is translucent in thin crystals. Its luster and multiple crystal faces produce a desirable gem. Cassiterite was the chief tin ore throughout ancient history and remains the most important source of tin today.
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cassiterite
Cassiterite is a mineral that is the chief ore of tin; a crystalline compound of tin and oxygen (SnO2) often found in high-temperature veins or from water weathering of tin-bearing rocks. It is typically brown or black, but can also be red. Cassiterite's visibility in heavy mineral concentrates is often increased by its resistance to weathering and its high gravity.
Webster Dictionary
Cassiteritenoun
native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; also massive, sometimes in compact forms with concentric fibrous structure resembling wood (wood tin), also in rolled fragments or pebbly (Stream tin). It is the chief source of metallic tin. See Black tin, under Black
Etymology: [Gr. tin.]
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Cassiterite
Cassiterite is a tin oxide mineral, SnO2. It is generally opaque, but it is translucent in thin crystals. Its luster and multiple crystal faces produce a desirable gem. Cassiterite has been the chief tin ore throughout ancient history and remains the most important source of tin today.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cassiterite
ka-sit′e-rīt, n. a brown native tin dioxide. [L. cassiterum—Gr. kassiteros, tin.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cassiterite in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cassiterite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- kassiteriittiFinnish
- kasiteritSerbo-Croatian
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