stannite

2 definitions found

stannite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Stannine \Stan"nine\ (-n[i^]n), Stannite \Stan"nite\
     (-n[imac]t), n. (Min.)
     A mineral of a steel-gray or iron-black color; tin pyrites.
     It is a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron.
     [1913 Webster]

stannite - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  stannite
      n 1: a dark grey mineral with a metallic luster that is a source
           of tin [syn: stannite, tin pyrites]