Quartz (white) and cassiterite (silver), a tin oxide, crystals. Cassiterite has been the main tin ore throughout history and is still the most importa

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Quartz (white) and cassiterite (silver), a tin oxide, crystals. Cassiterite has been the main tin ore throughout history and is still the most important source of tin today.

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