Mineral of the month: tin

James F. Carlin Jr.

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Mineral of the month: tin

Geotimes

By: James F. Carlin Jr.

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Abstract

Tin was one of the first metals discovered by humans and, like most metals, tin is rarely used by itself. Most tin is used as a protective coating or as an alloy with other metals in a diverse range of commercial and defense applications.

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Publication type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Title	Mineral of the month: tin
Series title	Geotimes
Volume	2005
Issue	March
Year Published	2005
Language	English
Publisher	AGI
Contributing office(s)	National Minerals Information Center
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