stannite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a dark-gray lustrous mineral, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, and tin, Cu₂FeSnS₄, used as an ore of tin

Word forms

stannite stannites

Etymology

From stann- + -ite.

Derived words

plumbostannite potassium stannite stannite of potash stannoidite
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