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Native Tin

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Native Tin

Aberfoyle River, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia

Native Tin

Neiva River alluvials, Alapayevsk Urban Okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Native Tin

Kogin River, Badiko, Tafawa-Balewa, Bauchi, Nigeria

Native Tin

Aberfoyle River, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia

Native Tin

Neiva River alluvials, Alapayevsk Urban Okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Native Tin

Kogin River, Badiko, Tafawa-Balewa, Bauchi, Nigeria

Native Tin

Aberfoyle River, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia

Native Tin

Neiva River alluvials, Alapayevsk Urban Okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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About Native TinHide

Formula:

Colour:

Tin-white

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

1½ - 2

Specific Gravity:

7.31

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Name:

Old English origin, related to Dutch "tin" and German "zinn".

Type Locality:

ⓘ Miass River, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

For the commodity click here.

Occurs as greyish metallic grains and nuggets to 1 cm.

Some occurrences may be anthropogenic (product of the smelting of cassiterite ore).

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

3965

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:3965:5

IMA Classification of Native TinHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

First published:

1844

Type description reference:

Hermann, R. (1844) Untersuchungen russischer mineralien. Journal für Praktische Chemie: 33: 282-300.

Classification of Native TinHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

1.AC.10

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
C : Indium-tin family

Dana 7th ed.:

1.1.19.1

Dana 8th ed.:

1.1.13.1

1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group

Hey's CIM Ref.:

1.29

1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Sn	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of Native TinHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Tin-white

Streak:

Grey-white

Hardness:

1½ - 2 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀=7 - 9 kg/mm² - Vickers

Hardness Data:

Measured

Tenacity:

Malleable

Cleavage:

None Observed

Fracture:

Hackly

Density:

7.31 g/cm³ (Measured) 7.286 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of Native TinHide

Anisotropism:

Moderate

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)	R₂ (%)
400nm	76.3%	72.7%
420nm	79.4%	74.2%
440nm	81.9%	75.8%
460nm	84.0%	77.6%
480nm	85.5%	79.2%
500nm	86.7%	80.5%
520nm	87.5%	81.4%
540nm	88.1%	81.9%
560nm	88.2%	82.0%
580nm	88.0%	81.9%
600nm	87.7%	81.5%
620nm	87.2%	81.1%
640nm	86.7%	80.7%
600nm	86.3%	80.4%
680nm	85.8%	80.1%
700nm	85.4%	79.8%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 88.2%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

Tin-white

Internal Reflections:

none

Chemistry of Native TinHide

Mindat Formula:

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Sn	100.000 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Sn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Native TinHide

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

I4₁/amd

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.831 Å, b = 5.831 Å, c = 3.182 Å
α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 90°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 1 : 1 : 0.546

Unit Cell V:

108.19 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Rounded grains and nuggets to a mm

Crystal StructureHide

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0012875	Native Tin	Straumanis M E (1949) The precision determination of lattice constants by the powder and rotation crystal methods and applications Journal of Applied Physics 20 726-734	1949	synthetic	298
0011248	Native Tin	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Sample known as white tin Crystal Structures 1 7-83	1963		293
0011246	Native Tin	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 7-83	1963		293

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.915 Å	(100)
2.793 Å	(90)
2.017 Å	(74)
2.062 Å	(34)
1.484 Å	(23)
1.442 Å	(20)
1.205 Å	(20)

Type Occurrence of Native TinHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Miass River, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Reference:

Hermann, R. (1844) Untersuchungen russischer mineralien. Journal für Praktische Chemie: 33: 282-300.

Synonyms of Native TinHide

Tin

Other Language Names for Native TinHide

Dutch:Tin

French:Etain

German:Native Tin
Zinn

Italian:Stagno

Latin:Stannum

Russian:Олово

Simplified Chinese:自然锡

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

9 photos of Native Tin associated with Native Lead	Pb
3 photos of Native Tin associated with 'Pitchblende'	UO₂
3 photos of Native Tin associated with Calcite	CaCO₃
3 photos of Native Tin associated with Hematite	Fe₂O₃
3 photos of Native Tin associated with Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
3 photos of Native Tin associated with Native Aluminium	Al
2 photos of Native Tin associated with Stistaite	SnSb
1 photo of Native Tin associated with Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
1 photo of Native Tin associated with Hydroromarchite	Sn₃O₂(OH)₂
1 photo of Native Tin associated with Kosmochlor	NaCrSi₂O₆

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

1.AC.05	Native Indium	In	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4/mmm
1.AC.15	'Eta-bronze'	Cu₆Sn₅	Hex.
1.AC.15	'UM1965-07-E:CuSn'	Cu₃Sn
1.AC.15	Sorosite	Cu_1+x(Sn,Sb)	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.AC.15	Yuanjiangite	AuSn	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.AC.20	Rumoiite	AuSn₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca

Fluorescence of Native TinHide

In UV light:

none

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for Native TinHide

Reference List:

US National Bureau of Standards Circular: 359.

Hermann, R. (1844) Untersuchungen russischer mineralien. Journal für Praktische Chemie: 33: 282-300.

Genth, F.A. (1886) Contributions to mineralogy. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society: 23: 30-47 (30-31).

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.p.126

Fleischer, Michael (1967) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 52 (1-2) 299-300

(2005) Tin. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Dekov, Vesselin M., Hålenius, Ulf, Billström, Kjell, Kamenov, George D., Munnik, Frans, Eriksson, Lars, Dyer, Alan, Schmidt, Mark, Botz, Reiner (2009) Native Sn–Pb droplets in a zeolitic amygdale (Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73 (10) 2907-2919 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2009.02.017

Majzlan, Juraj; Horn, Ingo; Weyer, Stefan; Mikuš, Tomáš; Vlasáč, Jozef; Biroň, Adrián (2025) Native tin as solidified molten-metal droplets in a hydrothermal fluid from the epithermal deposit Pukanec (Slovakia). American Mineralogist, 110 (11). 1835-1843 doi:10.2138/am-2024-9522

Localities for Native TinHide

Showing 88 localities.

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the

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Locality ListHide

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- This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.

- Good crystals or important locality for species.

- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Algeria
Jijel Province El Milia District ⓘ Oued Berkou	Tchimichkian (1974)

Atlantic Ocean
Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex Sierra Leone fracture zone Markov Deep ⓘ Northeastern rim	Sharkov et al. (2007)
Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse hydrothermal field (TAG) ⓘ Mir mound	Dekov et al. (h-Cu6Sn5) +1 other reference

Australia
New South Wales Clarke Co. ⓘ Aberfoyle River	Sorrell (n.d.) +1 other reference
ⓘ Oban	Bernard et al. (2004)
ⓘ Butchers Creek	Gilligan et al. (1992)
ⓘ Sam river alluvials	Dana's System of Mineralogy
Sandon Co. Metz ⓘ Dicks Mine (Midas shaft; Wet shaft)	Gilligan et al. (1992)
South Australia Mid Murray Council Palmer ⓘ Kitticoola Mine (Great Wheal Orford; Plush and Omond; PM 53; Reedy Creek; Tungkillo)	Griessmann (2011)
Tasmania Dorset municipality Lisle ⓘ Lisle goldfield	Bottrill et al. (2008)

Belarus
Mogilev Region Babruysk District ⓘ Bobruisk Ring Structure	Levitskiy et al. (2018, July)

Bolivia
La Paz Loayza Province ⓘ Viloco Mine (Araca Mine)	Petrov (n.d.)

Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland ⓘ Hope Brook mine (Chetwynd mine)	Sabina (2003)
Ontario Greater Sudbury Creighton-Davies Township ⓘ Creighton Mine	Ford et al. (2011)
Levack Township ⓘ Coleman Mine	Vale SA
Saskatchewan Beaverlodge Lake area ⓘ Nesbitt LaBine Uranium mine	Jack F. B. Silman (1954) +1 other reference

China
Henan Nanyang Xichuan County ⓘ Maotang Au deposit	Zexian Xu et al. (1987)
Hunan Chenzhou Guiyang Co. ⓘ Dafang Au-Ag-Pb-Zn deposit	Yuanliang Chen (1985)
Suxian District Dongpo ore field ⓘ Jinzilun W deposit	Bingtao Li (1990)
Jilin Tonghua Tonghua Co. ⓘ Chibaisong Cu-Ni-PGE deposit	Xiangwen Wang (2002)
Qinghai Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.) ⓘ Tuolugou Co-(Au) deposit	Zhang Dequan et al. (2002) +1 other reference
Sichuan Liangshan Yi Dechang County ⓘ Dalucao REE deposit	Xie Yuling et al. (2006)
Tibet Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture) Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.) ⓘ Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite")	Wenji Bai et al. (2001)
Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture) Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.) ⓘ Balong	Liu et al. (2024)

Colombia
Chocó Department Novita ⓘ Tamaña River	Anthony et al. (1990)

DR Congo
Lualaba Mutshatsha ⓘ Mutoshi Mine	...

Finland
Pirkanmaa Sastamala Suodenniemi ⓘ Isovesi	Knauf et al. (1-2)

Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia Arnsberg Hochsauerlandkreis Arnsberg Hüsten ⓘ "An der Seilbahn" slag locality	Pawlowski (1991)

Greenland
Kujalleq ⓘ Ilímaussaq complex ?	Sørensen (2001) +1 other reference

Iraq
Diyala Governorate ⓘ Hamrin Basalt	Kettanah (2023)

Israel
Haifa District Kishon river Kishon Mid Reach zone 2 Mount Carmel ⓘ Rakefet magmatic complex	Griffin et al. (2016)

Italy
Lombardy Varese Province Cuasso al Monte Cavagnano ⓘ Subalpina Quarry (Mantegazza Quarry; Gebel Quarry; Bianchi Quarry)	Gentile et al. (2023)
Sardinia South Sardinia Province Furtei ⓘ Furtei mine	Fadda et al. (2005)
Sicily Metropolitan City of Messina Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands) Lipari ⓘ ~~Stromboli Island~~	- (n.d.)
Vulcano Island ⓘ La Fossa crater ?	Montrasio et al. (1996)

Kazakhstan
Karaganda Region Aktogay District Krasnyi Oktyabr' Itmurundy massif (Itmuryndy) ⓘ Kazakhstan jadeitite deposit	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)

Mongolia
Khovd Province Myangad District ⓘ Khaldzan Buragtag massif	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)

Myanmar
Kachin State Mohnyin District Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan) Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract ⓘ Tawmaw (Tawhmaw; Taw Maw)	Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data

Nigeria
Bauchi Tafawa-Balewa Badiko ⓘ Kogin River	Fawns (1907) +1 other reference

Norway
Agder Flekkefjord Hidra ⓘ Shipwreck site	W. L. Griffin et al. (1977)

Russia
Buryatia Okinsky District ⓘ Tissa-Sarkhoi ore cluster	Damdinov et al. (2007)
Chelyabinsk Oblast Miass ⓘ Kisegach massif	Korinevsky et al. (2021)
ⓘ Miass River (TL)	Pekov (1998)
Plastovsky District Plast Kochkar' District ⓘ Svetlinskoe Au placer deposit	Majzlan et al. (2025)
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Bilibinsky District Kolyma area Bol'shoi Anyui River Basin Baimka River Aluchinskii Massif (Aluchin horst) ⓘ Baimka placer deposit	Barkov et al. (1998) +1 other reference
Okhotsk-Chukotka belt ⓘ Kubaka deposit	Krivitskaya et al. (1995) +1 other reference
Irkutsk Oblast Bodaybinsky District Bodaibo Lena Gold District Kropotkinsky ore cluster ⓘ Sukhoi Log deposit	Keren Tan (1998) +1 other reference
Kamchatka Krai Milkovsky District ⓘ Tolbachik Volcanic field	Gordeev et al. (2014)
Magadan Oblast Omsukchansky District Ducat ore field ⓘ Ducat Mine (Dukat Mine)
Murmansk Oblast Kovdorsky District ⓘ Kovdor Massif
Orenburg Oblast Yasnensky District ⓘ Kumak ore field	M.I. Novgorodova Doklady AN SSSR
Perm Krai ⓘ Shubino gypsum quarry	Kalinina (2015)
Primorsky Krai Mikhaylovsky District ⓘ Pavlovskoe REE-coal deposit	V.V. Seredin data
Republic of Karelia Loukhsky District ⓘ Elet'ozerskii massif	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)
Suojärvi District ⓘ Roikonkoski	V. I. Ivashchenko et al. (2007) +1 other reference
ⓘ Sakha	[World of Stones 12:49]
Aldan ⓘ Lebedinoe Au Deposit (Nezametnyi Mine)	Shcheka et al. (2006)
Aldansky District ⓘ Spokoininsky ore cluster	Kondratieva et al. (2023)
ⓘ Billeekh Intrusion	Anthony et al. (2016)
Mirninsky District Vilyui River Basin Lower Khann'ya River ⓘ Ust'-Khann'ya Intrusion	Pekov (1998)
Northern Yakutia Olenyok (Olenek) river basin West Ukukit kimberlite field ⓘ "Leningrad" kimberlite pipe	Koval'skii et al. (1985) +1 other reference
Polar Yakutia ⓘ Tomtor Massif	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)
Sverdlovsk Oblast Alapayevsk Urban Okrug ⓘ Neiva River alluvials	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)
Ivdelsky Urban Okrug Ivdel ⓘ Shamsha river	Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data of ...
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Kershor Complex ⓘ Vasilinovskoe ore occurrence	Vikentyev et al. (2023) +1 other reference
Priuralsky District ⓘ Vasilinovskoe Pt–Pd Occurrence	Vikentyev et al. (2023) +1 other reference

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Žiar nad Hronom District Kremnica ⓘ Kremnica Au-Ag deposit	Ďuďa (1993)
Nitra Region Levice District Devičany ⓘ Pod Skalou adit	Majzlan et al. (2025)
ⓘ Pukanec	Majzlan et al. (2025) +1 other reference
ⓘ Dorothea adit	Majzlan et al. (2025)

South Korea
North Chungcheong Province Chungju City Joongwon-gun Mt. Eorae ⓘ Chungju deposit	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)

Sweden
Värmland County Filipstad ⓘ Gåsborn	Damman et al. (1990)
ⓘ Gåsborn area Sn-bearing skarn	Damman et al. (1991)

UK
Scotland Argyll and Bute Isle of Mull Carsaig ⓘ Carsaig Bay	Dekov et al. (2009)

USA
California Humboldt County Klamath Mountains Weitchpec Mining District Orleans (Orleans Bar; New Orleans Bar) ⓘ Orleans placer (Stony Bar Mining Company; Wilder claim; Bar Placer Mining Company; Graham Flat claims) ?	Murdoch (1966)
Tuolumne County East Belt Columbia Mining District Columbia ⓘ Columbia area occurrences ?	Murdoch (1966)
Nevada Humboldt County Sulphur Mining District Sulphur Hycroft Mine ⓘ Lewis pit ?	Castor et al. (2004)
South Dakota Pennington County Hill City Mining District ⓘ El Dorado (Gold Dust; Midway Fraction)	- (2005)
ⓘ U.S. Virgin Islands	Alminas +2 other references
ⓘ St. John	Alminas +2 other references
ⓘ St Croix	Alminas +2 other references
Vermont Windsor County Plymouth Five Corners ⓘ Broad Brook placer	Josef Vajdak (1999)

Uzbekistan
Sirdaryo North Nuratau Range ⓘ Elkiaidai Stream	Anthony et al. (1990) +2 other references
Tashkent Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range ⓘ Ejei (Edzhei)	Sabir K. Mustafin data
Tashkent Region Ohangaron District ⓘ Kairagach Au deposit	Kovalenker (2003)

The Moon
Mare Crisium ⓘ Luna 24 landing site	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)
Mare Fecunditatis ⓘ Luna 16 landing site	Mokhov et al. (2007)
Taurus-Littrow Valley ⓘ Apollo 17 landing site	Mokhov et al. (2018)

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