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Stannite

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stan⋅nite

  [stan-ahyt]
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a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu2FeSnS4: an ore of tin.
Also called tin pyrites.

Origin:
1850–55; stann(um) + -ite 1
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stan·nite   (stān'īt')   
n.  A gray to black mineral, Cu2FeSnS4, having a metallic luster. Also called tin pyrites.

[Late Latin stannum, tin; see stannic + -ite1.]
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stannite

a sulfide mineral, chemical formula Cu2FeSnS4, that is an ore of tin. It is ordinarily found associated with other sulfide minerals in tin veins, as at Cornwall, England; Zeehan, Tasmania; and Bolivia. Stannite is a member of the chalcopyrite group of sulfides. Stannite crystals have tetragonal symmetry. For chemical formula and detailed physical properties, see sulfide mineral (table)

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