Mineral Species sorted by the element Sn Tin (original) (raw)

Tin (Sn) Element Properties

Atomic Mass 118.71
Atomic Number 50
Name Origins Anglo-Saxon, tin; Latin stannum.
Year Discovered Prehistoric
Discovery Credits Known to ancient civilizations.
Remarks Soft, pliable, silvery-white metal. Unreactive to oxygen (protected by an oxide film) and water but dissolves in acids and bases. Used in solders, alloys, tinplate, polymer additives and anti-fouling paints.Diagnostic tests: Tin is usually detected by the formation of metallic tin globules by reduction of the mineral on charcoal with the blowpipe. Mix 1 part powdered mineral with 1 part charcoal and 2 parts Na2CO3 with enough water to make a paste. Heat on charcoal block with a reducing flame and the tin should be easily reduced and collect into globules of metallic tin which are bright in the reducing flame and dull when cooled because of the formation of an oxide coat. The globules are distinguished from lead or bismuth by the lack of a yellow coating of the oxide on charcoal and from silver by the dull presence of a coating of oxide upon cooling.
References Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also WebElements,ChemiCool

Naturally Occurring Isotopes

Symbol Isotope Mass Isotope Nuclide Number Isotope Number Natural Abundance Half-life Half-life Units Decay Mode Decay Mode MeV Decay Mode %
Sn 111.904826 112 50 0.9700% Stable
Sn 112.905176 113 50 0.0000% 115 Days EC 1.02 100.00%
Sn 113.902784 114 50 0.6500% Stable
Sn 114.903348 115 50 0.3600% Stable
Sn 115.901747 116 50 14.5300% Stable
Sn 116.902956 117 50 7.6800% Stable
Sn 117.901609 118 50 24.2200% Stable
Sn 118.90331 119 50 8.5800% Stable
Sn 119.90222 120 50 32.5900% Stable
Sn 120.904238 121 50 0.0000% 27 Hours beta - 0.388 100.00%
Sn 121.90344 122 50 4.6300% Stable
Sn 123.905274 124 50 5.7900% Stable

Mineral Species sorted by the element Sn (Tin )

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%Sn Mineral Name Chemical Formula MW
100.00%Sn Tin Sn 118.71
88.12%Sn Romarchite SnO 134.71
84.36%Sn Hydroromarchite Sn3O2(OH)2 422.14
78.77%Sn Cassiterite SnO2 150.71
78.73%Sn Herzenbergite SnS 150.78
74.65%Sn Abhurite Sn3O(OH)2Cl2 477.05
71.17%Sn Ottemannite Sn2S3 333.62
65.71%Sn Varlamoffite * (Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2 135.50
64.92%Sn Berndtite SnS2 182.84
49.37%Sn Stistaite SnSb 240.46
48.65%Sn Sorosite ! Cu(Sn,Sb) 183.02
48.44%Sn Schoenfliesite MgSn++++(OH)6 245.06
45.51%Sn Burtite CaSn(OH)6 260.83
45.26%Sn Stannopalladinite (Pd,Cu)3Sn2(?) 524.52
44.48%Sn Malayaite CaSnSiO5=CaSnOSiO4 266.87
43.06%Sn Tetrawickmanite Mn++Sn++++(OH)6 275.69
43.06%Sn Wickmanite Mn++Sn++++(OH)6 275.69
42.95%Sn Nordenskioldine CaSnB2O6 276.40
42.92%Sn Natanite Fe++Sn++++(OH)6 276.60
41.83%Sn Rhodostannite Cu2FeSn3S8 851.44
41.76%Sn Mushistonite (Cu,Zn,Fe)Sn++++(OH)6 284.27
41.49%Sn Vismirnovite ZnSn++++(OH)6 286.14
40.76%Sn Tusionite MnSn++++(BO3)2 291.26
40.28%Sn Toyohaite Ag2FeSn3S8 884.24
39.11%Sn Stannomicrolite (Sn++,Fe++,Mn++)(Ta,Nb,Sn++++)2(O,OH)7 637.44
38.43%Sn Jeanbandyite (Fe+++,Mn++)Sn++++(OH)6 247.09
37.83%Sn Niggliite PtSn 313.79
37.60%Sn Yuanjiangite AuSn 315.68
35.80%Sn Paolovite Pd2Sn 331.55
34.71%Sn Mohite Cu2SnS3 342.00
32.65%Sn Kesterite Cu2(Zn,Fe)SnS4 472.68
31.60%Sn Panichiite ! (NH4)2SnCl6 371.89
30.44%Sn Teallite PbSnS2 390.04
30.41%Sn Suredaite ! PbSnS3 390.35
30.20%Sn Mengxianminite * (Ca,Na)3(Fe++,Mn++)2Mg2(Sn++++,Zn)5Al8O29 1,474.00
30.05%Sn Cabriite Pd2SnCu 395.10
28.06%Sn Stokesite CaSnSi3O9•2(H2O) 423.07
27.87%Sn Taimyrite (Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn 425.98
27.61%Sn Stannite Cu2FeSnS4 429.91
27.46%Sn Ferrokesterite Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4 432.30
27.13%Sn Kuramite Cu3SnS4 437.61
26.70%Sn Foordite Sn++(Nb,Ta)2O6 444.54
25.74%Sn Cylindrite Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 1,844.71
25.50%Sn Chatkalite Cu6Fe++Sn2S8 931.07
25.00%Sn Petrukite (Cu,Fe,Zn)2(Sn,In)S4 379.82
24.40%Sn Cernyite Cu2CdSnS4 486.48
23.53%Sn Atokite (Pd,Pt)3Sn 504.47
22.89%Sn Hocartite Ag2FeSnS4 518.56
22.79%Sn Incaite Pb4Sn4FeSb2S15 2,083.98
22.48%Sn Pirquitasite Ag2ZnSnS4 528.10
22.30%Sn Sverigeite NaMnMgSn++++Be2Si3O12(OH) 532.22
21.60%Sn Kristiansenite ! Ca2ScSn(Si2O7)(Si2O6OH) 291.23
21.31%Sn Brannockite KSn2Li3Si12O30 1,114.35
20.66%Sn Velikite Cu2HgSnS4 574.66
20.59%Sn Thoreaulite Sn++Ta2O6 576.60
20.53%Sn Ferronigerite-2N1S (Zn,Mg,Fe++)(Sn,Zn)2(Al,Fe+++)12O22(OH)2 1,041.00
20.52%Sn Volfsonite * Cu+10Cu++Fe++Fe+++2Sn++++3S16 1,735.73
19.08%Sn Pabstite Ba(Sn,Ti)Si3O9 466.58
18.98%Sn Levyclaudite Pb8Sn7Cu3(Bi,Sb)3S28 500.30
18.62%Sn Rustenburgite (Pt,Pd)3Sn 637.46
18.29%Sn Stannoidite Cu8Fe3Sn2S12 1,298.12
17.87%Sn Ferrowodginite Fe++SnTa2O8 664.45
17.29%Sn Coiraite ! (Pb,Sn)12.5As3Sn5FeS28 4,256.03
16.73%Sn Ferronigerite-6N6S ! (Fe++,Zn)4Sn2(Al,Fe+++)15O30(OH)2 1,419.10
16.46%Sn Sorensenite Na4SnBe2Si6O18•2(H2O) 721.23
15.60%Sn Palarstanide Pd8(Sn,As)3 1,141.81
15.57%Sn Vistepite Mn++4Sn++++B2(SiO4)4(OH)2 762.43
15.53%Sn IMA2009-004 KCa7Sn2Li3Si12O36F2 1,528.89
15.23%Sn Eakerite Ca2SnAl2Si6O18(OH)2•2(H2O) 779.38
14.78%Sn Magnesionigerite-2N1S (Mg,Zn,Fe+++,Al)4(Sn,Fe+++)2Al10O22(OH)2 964.03
14.78%Sn Magnesionigerite-6N6S ! (Mg,Zn,Fe+++,Al)4(Sn,Fe+++)2Al10O22(OH)2 964.03
13.93%Sn Hemusite Cu6SnMoS8 852.45
13.68%Sn Franckeite (Pb,Sn)6Fe++Sn2Sb2S14 1,995.14
13.67%Sn Mawsonite Cu+6Fe+++2Sn++++S8 868.21
13.65%Sn Erniggliite Tl2SnAs2S6 869.72
12.62%Sn Kiddcreekite Cu6SnWS8 940.36
12.13%Sn Abramovite ! Pb2SnInBiS7 1,066.44
10.65%Sn Potosiite Pb6Sn2FeSb2S14 2,228.89
10.39%Sn Nekrasovite Cu+26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32 3,426.88
10.11%Sn Canfieldite Ag8SnS6 1,174.05
9.73%Sn Aluminomagnesiohulsite ! Mg2(Al,Mg,Sn)(BO3)O2 195.24
8.94%Sn Oulankaite ! (Pd,Pt)5(Cu,Fe)4SnTe2S2 1,327.45
8.74%Sn Lakargiite ! CaZrO3 177.87
7.48%Sn Wodginite Mn++(Sn,Ta)(Ta,Nb)2O8 635.06
7.47%Sn Vinciennite Cu10Fe4Sn(As,Sb)S16 1,588.95
7.41%Sn Ixiolite (Ta,Nb,Sn,Mn++,Fe++)O2 160.21
6.28%Sn Magnesiohulsite (Mg,Fe++)2(Mg,Fe+++,Sn++++)O2(BO3) 188.93
6.10%Sn Titanowodginite (Mn++,Fe++)(Ti,Sn)(Ta,Nb)2O8 583.43
5.13%Sn Tumchaite ! Na2(Zr,Sn)Si4O11•2(H2O) 462.51
5.09%Sn Hulsite (Fe++,Mg)2(Fe+++,Sn)O2(BO3) 233.09
4.54%Sn IMA2000-026 ! (Mn,Li)4(Ta,Sn)4(Ta,Nb)8O32 2,616.79
4.26%Sn Colusite Cu12-13V(As,Sb,Sn,Ge)3S16 1,673.29
3.94%Sn Yftisite-(Y) ? (Y,Dy,Er)4(Ti,Sn)O(SiO4)2(F,OH)6 753.13
3.28%Sn Tatyanaite ! (Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4 14,486.37
2.87%Sn Cesplumtantite (Cs,Na,Ca)2(Pb,Sb+++,Sn)3Ta8O24 2,479.94
2.80%Sn Sakuraiite (Cu,Zn,Fe,In,Sn)4S4 424.41
2.74%Sn Stibiobetafite (Sb+++,Ca)2(Ti,Nb,Ta)2(O,OH)7 433.88
2.20%Sn Stibiocolusite Cu13V(Sb,As,Sn)3S16 1,616.76
1.61%Sn Vurroite ! Pb20Sn2(Bi,As)22S54Cl6 9,577.60
1.12%Sn Asbecasite Ca3(Ti,Sn)As+++6Si2Be2O20 1,057.85
1.10%Sn Skaergaardite ! CuPd 173.19
0.82%Sn Nalivkinite ! Li2NaFe++7Ti2Si8O24(OH)4F 1,309.53
0.46%Sn Samarskite-(Yb) ! (Yb,Y,REE,U,Th,Ca,Fe++) (Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 312.29
0.28%Sn Ferrohogbomite-2N2S ! (Fe++,Zn,Mg,Al)6Al14(Ti,Fe)2O30(OH)2 1,269.78
0.22%Sn Zeravshanite ! Cs4Na2Zr3(Si18O45)(H2O)2 2,118.63
0.10%Sn Taseqite ! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 3,403.45
0.03%Sn Ovamboite ! Cu20(Fe,Cu,Zn)6W2Ge6S32 3,470.24

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There are 107 minerals with Sn in the Mineralogy Database.