Cassiterite
compound
SnO2
The tin ore that fuelled the Bronze Age — still mined worldwide today
Ancient civilisations smelted this mineral to make tin — the metal that launched the Bronze Age.
Material
Gallery canvas set in a solid wood floating frame.
Frame
Black
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Crystallography
| Catalogue identity | Cassiterite — P4₂/mnm |
| Formula | SnO2 |
| Crystal system | tetragonal |
| Space group | P 42/m n m |
| Lattice (a, b, c) Å | 4.738, 4.738, 3.1865 |
| Angles (α, β, γ) ° | 90, 90, 90 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 6.997 |
Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)