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