stannite

stannite
/stan"uyt/, n.
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.
[1850-55; STANN(UM) + -ITE1]

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      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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