cassiterite

名词 cassiterite:

1. a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin

cas.sit.er.ite

n.（名词）
A light yellow, red-brown, or black mineral, SnO2, that is an important tin ore. Also called tinstone
锡石：一种淡黄色、红褐色或黑色的矿物，SnO2，是一种重要的锡矿 也作 tinstone

来源：
French cassitérite
法语 cassitérite
from Greek kassiteros [tin]
源自 希腊语 kassiteros [锡]