stannite

See also: Stannite

English

Etymology

From stann- +‎ -ite.

Noun

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stannite

Wikipedia

stannite (countable and uncountable, plural stannites)

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

Synonyms

• tin pyrites
• bell-metal ore

Derived terms

• plumbostannite
• potassium stannite
• stannite of potash
• stannoidite

Translations

a mineral, a sulfide of copper, iron, and tin

Catalan: estannita f French: stannite (fr) f German: Stannit m Italian: stannite f Portuguese: estanite f Spanish: estannita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025), “Stannite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “stannite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

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French

Noun

stannite f (plural stannites)

1. (mineralogy) stannite

Further reading

• “stannite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

stannite f (plural stanniti)

1. (mineralogy) stannite

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