stannite
nounEtymology From stann- + -ite.
1
a dark-gray lustrous mineral, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, and tin, Cu₂FeSnS₄, used as an ore of tin
- Synonyms
- tin pyrites, bell-metal ore
- Derived terms
- plumbostannite, potassium stannite, stannite of potash, stannoidite