stannite

IPA: stˈænɪt

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

Examples of "stannite" in Sentences

Stannite is a mineral, a sulfide of copper, iron, and tin.
Pyrophoric Fe is prepared and preserved in aqueous alkaline stannite.
Stannite ion can be formed by adding strong base to stannous hydroxide.
Bell metal ore is a sulfide of tin, copper, and iron; and the mineral stannite.
They may be prepared by the reduction of nitro compounds in alkaline solution (using zinc dust and alkali, or a solution of an alkaline stannite as a reducing agent); by oxidation of hydrazo compounds; or by the coupling of a diazotized amine and any compound of a phenolic or aminic type, provided that there is a free para position in the amine or phenol.