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Stannite vs Stannine - What's the difference?

stannite | stannine |

As nouns the difference between stannite and stannine

is that stannite is a dark-gray lustrous mineral, a mixed sulphide of copper, iron and tin, Cu2FeSnS4, used as an ore of tin while stannine is the mineral stannite.

stannite

English

Noun

(wikipedia stannite) (en noun)
  • a dark-gray lustrous mineral, a mixed sulphide of copper, iron and tin, Cu2FeSnS4, used as an ore of tin

    • Synonyms

    *tin pyrites

    Derived terms

    *plumbostannite *potassium stannite *stannite of potash *stannoidite

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    stannine

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mineralogy) The mineral stannite.