Formula: Sn
Origin of name: from German Zinn = tin
Crystal system: tetragonal
Crystal class: 4/m 2/m 2/m
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Colour: tin-white
Diaphaneity: opaque
Luster: metallic
Habit: embedded grains, minute, rounded grains in placers
Hardness: 1.5 to 2
Specific gravity: 7.31
Cleavage: none
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