cassiterite definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a hard ... called TINSTONE. Etymology: Gk kassiteros tin Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cassiterite Cas*sit"er*ite, n. [Gr. ? tin.] (Min.) Native tin ...
... to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide [syn: tin, Sn, atomic ... silvery-white malleable metallic element resisting corrosion, occurring naturally in cassiterite and other ores, and used esp. in alloys and for ... An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable at ...
... An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable at ... with tin. Tin pyrites. See Stannite. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cassiterite Cas*sit"er*ite, n. [Gr. ? tin.] (Min.) Native tin ...