“There are only two ores of tin: the peroxide, tin-stone, or Cassiterite; and tin pyrites, sulphide of tin, or Stannine: the former of which alone has been found in sufficient abundance for metallurgical purposes.”

— Andrew Ure

1878, p. 999.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1844

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