Mineral Species containing Tin (Sn)

Element Properties, Isotopic Compositions for Tin

**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

Tin (Sn) Minerals sorted by Descending Weight Percent

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**108 Minerals containing Tin (Sn) sorted by Descending Weight Percent**
% Sn	Mineral Name	Chemical Formula	MW
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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