Definition of Cassiterites

1. Noun. (plural of cassiterite) ¹

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Definition of Cassiterites

1. cassiterite [n] - See also: cassiterite

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cassiterites

cast
cast-iron

Literary usage of Cassiterites

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1902)
"... after precipitation as sulphide, treating with sulphide of sodium, &c. ; it is in this manner that the cassiterites used in this research were analysed. ..."

2. A Popular Guide to Minerals by Louis Pope Gratacap (1912)
"Mr. Bement furnishes for inspection two very handsome, in Rutile almost unique, selections in these two species. The cassiterites amongst American ..."

3. Publications by Tasmania Dept. of Mines (1881)
"... cassiterites "), thus presenting great difficulties in separating same from each other. Then, again, at the lower levels, sulphides or pyrites appear to ..."

4. Report of the United States Board Appointed to Test Iron, Steel and Other by United States, Theodore Thaddeus Sobieski Laidley, Lester Anthony Beardslee, Andrew Alexander Blair, Robert Henry Thurston, William Sooy Smith, Alexander Lyman Holley, David Smith, Henri Édouard Tresca (1881)
"It will bo noted that this is lower than the specific gravity of nai- ural cassiterites which is from 6.4 to 7.1. It glows brilliantly in the ..."

5. Report on a Preliminary Investigation of the Properties of the Copper-tin Alloys by Robert Henry Thurston, Committee on Metallic Alloys, United States (1879)
"It will be noted that this is lower than the specific gravity of natural cassiterites which is -from 6.4 to 7.1. It glows brilliantly in the oxidizing flame ..."

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