Mindat Short Description
The primary ore of Tin, this mineral is found in hydrothermal veins and pegmatites associated with granite intrusions. Because of its durability, it is also frequently found concentrated in alluvial placer deposits, sometimes in large enough quantities...
Geoscience Ontology Status Notes
Beudant F S (1832) Cassitérite, étain oxidé, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition, (Paris) 618-620
IMA Formula (from Mindat)
SnO2
RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)
SnO2