cassiterite
noun
cas·sit·er·ite
kə-ˈsi-tə-ˌrīt 
: a brown or black mineral that consists of tin dioxide and is the chief source of metallic tin
called also tinstone
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But mining for gold and cassiterite, a mineral used in electronics, exacerbates the environmental problems with singular ferocity.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Rwanda’s current-account deficit widened last year as shipment earnings from minerals such as cassiterite, which make up 14 percent of total exports, dropped 27 percent because of lower global commodities prices.
—Saul Butera, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2017
Congo is rich in natural resources, including diamonds, gold, oil, timber, copper, hydropower, cassiterite for tin ore, uranium for nuclear bombs and cobalt for cellphones.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2017
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Rwanda’s current-account deficit widened last year as shipment earnings from minerals such as cassiterite, which make up 14 percent of total exports, dropped 27 percent because of lower global commodities prices.
—Saul Butera, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2017
Congo is rich in natural resources, including diamonds, gold, oil, timber, copper, hydropower, cassiterite for tin ore, uranium for nuclear bombs and cobalt for cellphones.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2017
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cassiterite
noun
cas·sit·er·ite
kə-ˈsit-ə-ˌrīt
: a brown or black mineral that consists of tin and oxygen and is the chief source of tin
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