tin (element)

A metallic element, occurring in cassiterite, that has several allotropes; the ordinary malleable silvery-white metal slowly changes below 13.2+é-¦C to a grey powder. It is used extensively in alloys, especially bronze and pewter, and as a noncorroding coating for steel. (Source: CED)



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Gevers TW, Frommurze HF 1929. The tin-bearing pegmatites of the Erongo area, South-West Africa. South Africa Journal of Geology 32 (1) 111-149
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