Definition of Tinstone. Meaning of Tinstone. Synonyms of Tinstone

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Definition of Tinstone

Tinstone
Tinstone Tin"stone`, n. (Min.) Cassiterite.

Meaning of Tinstone from wikipedia

- C****iterite is a tin oxide mineral, SnO2. It is generally opaque, but it is translucent in thin crystals. Its luster and multiple crystal faces produce...
- described as having battlements made of green lapis lazuli and bricks made of "tinstone dug out in the mountains where the cypress grows". Praise Poem of Shulgi...
- producing 5 tons of tin a month and in June 1884 an estimated 80 tons of tinstone could be crushed every 24 hours with the opening of the new stamps. The...
- and Truthal. The region is characterized by rock, granite, wolfram and tinstone. The easternmost of the two great granitic tracts in West Cornwall extends...