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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STANNITE

From stannum + -ite1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STANNITE

stannite  [ˈstænaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STANNITE

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conjunction
determiner
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Stannite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STANNITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

stannite

Stannite

Stannite is a mineral, a sulfide of copper, iron, and tin. The chemical formula Cu2FeSnS4. Zinc commonly occurs with the iron and trace germanium may be present. Stannite is used as an ore of tin, consisting of approximately 28% tin, 13% iron, 30% copper, 30% sulfur by mass. It is found in tin-bearing, hydrothermal vein deposits occurring with chalcopyrite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, arsenopyrite, pyrite, cassiterite, and wolframite. Also known as bell metal ore. The name comes from the Latin for tin: stannum. It was first described in 1797 for an occurrence in Wheal Rock, St. Agnes, Cornwall, England.

Definition of stannite in the English dictionary

The definition of stannite in the dictionary is a grey metallic mineral that consists of a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron and is a source of tin. Formula: Cu2FeSnS4.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STANNITE


aconite
ˈækəˌnaɪt
all-night
ˌɔːlˈnaɪt
amblygonite
æmˈblɪɡəˌnaɪt
finite
ˈfaɪnaɪt
fortnight
ˈfɔːtˌnaɪt
ignite
ɪɡˈnaɪt
knight
naɪt
kryptonite
ˈkrɪptəˌnaɪt
late-night
ˈleɪtnaɪt
mannite
ˈmænaɪt
Mennonite
ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt
midnight
ˈmɪdˌnaɪt
night
naɪt
nite
naɪt
overnight
ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt
reunite
ˌriːjuːˈnaɪt
tanzanite
ˈtænzəˌnaɪt
tonight
təˈnaɪt
tonite
ˈtəʊnaɪt
unite
juːˈnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STANNITE

stannary
stannate
stannator
stannic
stannic sulphide
stanniferous
stannotype
stannous
stannum
stanol
Stanovoi Range
Stanovoy Range
Stans
stanza
stanzaed
stanzaic

WORDS THAT END LIKE STANNITE

austenite
bentonite
definite
dunnite
granite
gunite
hessonite
ilmenite
indefinite
infinite
kaolinite
limonite
Masonite
munite
suburbanite
Sunnite
taconite
tiemannite
Venite
wollastonite

Synonyms and antonyms of stannite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stannite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STANNITE

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The translations of stannite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stannite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

stannite
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stannite
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stannite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stannite
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

stannite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

станнин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stannite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stannite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stannite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stannite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stannit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スタナイト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

stannite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stannite
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

stannite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stannite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्थिर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stannite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stannite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stannite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

станнін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stannite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

stannite
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

stannite
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

stannit
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

stannite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stannite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STANNITE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STANNITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stannite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STANNITE»

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Physics of Ternary Compounds / Physik Der Ternären Verbindungen
Cu2MnSiS4 wurtz-stannite a = 7.533 6 = 6.435 с= 5.179 74S Cu2MnSiSe4 wurtz- stannite 7.912 6.774 6.501 74S Cu2MnGeS4 wurtz-stannite 7.608 6.511 6.236 74S Cu2MnGeSe4 wurtz-stannite 7.979 6.865 6.557 74S Cu2MnSnS4 stannite a  ...
M. Böhm, G. Huber, A. MacKinnon, 1985
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Atlas of the Textural Patterns of Ore Minerals and ...
Figs. 173-175 illustrate cobaltites enclosed or partly enclosed, corroded and replaced by niccolite, supporting the dissolution of cobaltite and the precipitation of niccolite from solutions. (j) Replacements Patterns of Cassiterite and Stannite ana' ...
Stylianos Augustithis, 1995
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Geology of Tin Deposits
Stannite occurs in a number of different forms ranging from massive fist—size lumps as at the Sardine Tin mine, Kangaroo Hills, North Queensland, Australia, to very small exsolution bodies contained within sphalerite. Occasionally stannite  ...
R.G. Taylor, 2014
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Tables for Microscopic Identification of Ore Minerals
Rardness R: polishing hardness VRN: micro-indentation hardness in kg/ mm Misnellaneous R:>hornite. VRN: co data. R:>chalcopyrite, somewhat < stannite. VRN50: 222-271 [194]. R: ~stannite. VRN.n: 220-222 [810]. The mineral is identical ...
W. Uytenbogaardt, Ernest Alexander Julius Burke, 1985
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Ternary and Multinary Compounds: Proceedings of the 11th ...
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference, University of Salford, 8-12 September, 1997 R.D Tomlinson, A.E Hill, R.D Pilkington. chalcopyrite and the stannite is similar to that between Ge and GaAs. In O\ : Fd3m group (Ge), the (j>+ and ...
R.D Tomlinson, A.E Hill, R.D Pilkington, 1998
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Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Thin Films for Photovoltaics: ...
Based on symmetry arguments, this operation produces two principal structures of lower symmetry, known as the stannite-type (space group I"42m) and kesterite- type (space group I"4) structures [52]. The two structures are similar, consisting ...
Jonathan J. Scragg, 2011
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Indium: Geology, Mineralogy, and Economics
Portugal 13 39 - 434 n.p. 4 stannite, Deputaskoe, CIS 2 800 - 900 850 8 stannite. N. Yakutiya. CIS 27 50 - 1.500 8 stannite 2 >100 12 stannite. St. Agnes. England n.p. 3.100 - 3.800 n.p. 15 stannite. St. George, England n.p. 100 - 1 .200 n.p. 15 ...
Ulrich Schwarz-Schampera, Peter M. Herzig, 2002
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The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope: An Optical Guide
Stannite (Cassiterolamprite) Strunz Classification - Group Members - Chemical Formula - Crystallography II/C.06-Stannite group Descriptions A Massive stannite (olive grey, typical cleavage), pyrite (cream), andorite (light grey); Itos Mine, ...
Bernhard Pracejus, 2008
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Thin Film Solar Cells From Earth Abundant Materials: Growth ...
The stannite is invariably a replica of mineral stannite Cu2FeZnS4 compound. The formation of stannite phase is due to occurrence of random distribution of CuÀZn cations with low-energy exchange in the kesterite phase. In other words, the ...
Subba Ramaiah Kodigala, 2013
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Mineral Deposits at the Beginning of the 21st Century
Geological Department of Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia ABSTRACT: 1 1 compounds of the isomorphous series "CusSnS,)" - Cu2FeSnS4 (kuramite- stannite) were synthesised by vacuum melting from elements. Four structures of ...
A. Piestrzynski, 2001

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STANNITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stannite is used in the context of the following news items.
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High thermoelectric performance of all-oxide heterostructures with …
... W. Influence of a nano phase segregation on the thermoelectric properties of the p-type doped stannite compound Cu2+xZn1−xGeSe4. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. «Nature.com, May 15»
2
Inkjet Printed Kesterite Solar Cells
Kesterite is the Zn-rich variety whereas the Zn-poor form is called ferrokesterite or stannite. Owing to their similarity, kesterite is sometimes called isostannite. «Tech Fragments, May 15»
3
Not a miner problem
It has rich deposits of wolframite, stannite, ferberite, among others. Most of these farmers are searching for wolframite, which are highly valued as the main ... «Global Times, Apr 15»
4
Rallying for Kosovar Mineral Wealth & Trepca Mines
... Rhodochrosite, Scheelite, Siderite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Stannite, Stibnite, Struvite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite, Thallium, Valleriite, Vivianite and Wollastonite. «Onislam.net, Jan 15»
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Eurotin Receives Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment for Its …
The unrecoverable tin sulphide mineral stannite (Cu2FeSnS4) is present in amounts generally varying between 7% and 9% throughout the deposit. 4. «MarketWatch, Aug 14»
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“Lumpy” Stannate Tin
Stannite ions present in the bath. Are anodes uniformly filmed? Is current density correct? Add 20% by volume hydrogen peroxide at approximately 1.5 mL per L ... «Products Finishing Magazine, Apr 13»
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Métal : tout savoir sur l'étain
6/11 Étain : la cassitérite et la stannite; 7/11 Whiskers, triéthylétain : la toxicité de l'étain; 8/11 Les principaux alliages de l'étain; 9/11 Les mines d'étain; 10/11 La ... «Futura Sciences, Feb 12»
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Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabrio miniatures available from Mercedes …
Or is stannite gray a better choice for the new Mercedes, combined with a mocha brown/almond beige interior? It's not only customers buying a new car who are ... «BenzInsider, Mar 10»
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Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet now has a scale model
They come in a choice of stannite grey, fire opal or indigolite blue. The 1:18 models are manufactured by Norev. The interior is faithfully reproduced on all ... «Top Speed, Mar 10»

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