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cassiterite (mineral, inorganic material, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: A heavy, metallic, hard tin dioxide, chemical formula SnO2, that is the major ore of tin. It is colorless when pure, but brown or black when iron impurities are present. Commercially important quantities occur in placer deposits, but cassiterite also occurs in granite and pegmatites.
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| cassiterite (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| 錫石 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| xí shí (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| xi shi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| hsi shih (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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| cassiteriet (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| casiterita (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 一種重的、含金屬且堅硬的二氧化錫，化學式為SnO2，是錫的主要礦物，純錫石為無色，但若含有鐵的雜質會呈棕色或黑色，商業上的重要來源是砂積礦床，但錫石也存在於花崗岩與結晶花崗岩中。 |
| Dutch ..... Zwaar, metalig, hard tindioxide, met chemische formule SnO2, het belangrijkste tinerts. Zuiver cassiteriet is kleurloos, maar zwart als het ijzeronzuiverheden bevat. Commercieel belangrijke hoeveelheden komen voor in slik, maar cassiteriet wordt ook aangetroffen in graniet en pegmatieten. |
| Spanish ..... Un pesado, metálico, duro dióxido de estaño, que su fórmula química es SnO2, que es el principal mineral del estaño. En su estado puro es incoloro, pero cuando las impurezas del hierro están presentes su color es marrón o negro. Cantidades comercialmente importantes se producen en yacimiento en aluvione, pero también ocurre en la casiterita, granito y pegmatites. |
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stannic oxide |
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(oxides, compounds (materials), ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300404139] |
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