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Cassiterite

The only significant tin ore. Its high density is why tin has been recovered by panning alluvial gravels for millennia.

Cassiterite crystal · Strekeisen · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What it is

The only significant tin ore. Its high density is why tin has been recovered by panning alluvial gravels for millennia.

Materials that come from it

Material	Role	Grade note
Tin	Only significant ore	—

Tin

A soft metal with a low melting point, which is why nearly every electrical joint in every device is held together…

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Cassiterite

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