Meanings
plural cassiterites
- countableuncountablechemistryA generally black mineral, composed of tin oxide, SnO₂, which is an important ore of tin.
In general, the hydroxamates are used for flotation of oxidic minerals (pyrochlore, cassiterite and ilmenite), rare-earth oxides and oxide copper minerals.
2007, Srdjan M. Bulatovic, Handbook of Flotation Reagents: Chemistry, Theory and Practice, →ISBN, page 13Synonyms: stream tin, tinstone, wood tin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA generally black mineral, composed of tin oxide, SnO₂, which is an important ore of tin.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκασσίτερος“tin”
- Englishcassiterite
From Ancient Greek κασσίτερος (kassíteros, “tin”).
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Bulgarian каситерит
- каситерит (kasiterit)mineral
Catalan cassiterita
- cassiteritamineral
Czech cínovec, kasiterit
- cínovecmineral
- kasiteritmineral
Finnish kassiteriitti
- kassiteriittimineral
French cassitérite
- cassitéritemineral
German Kassiterit
- Kassiteritmineral
Italian cassiterite
- cassiteritemineral
Japanese 錫石
- 錫石 (suzuishi)mineral
Portuguese cassiterita
- cassiteritamineral
Spanish casiterita
- casiteritamineral
Welsh casiterit
- casiteritmineral
Cite this entry
cassiterite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cassiterite
“cassiterite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cassiterite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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