black tin

English

Noun

black tin (uncountable)

  1. (mining, mineralogy) Tin ore (cassiterite), when dressed, stamped and washed, ready for smelting. It is in the form of a black powder, like fine sand[1].

References
  1. 1874, Edward H. Knight, American Mechanical Dictionary
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