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Description: A simple picture of tin
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Some great facts about tin are it\'s two Beautiful colors gray and silver. It\'s interesting luster is metallic. Tin\'s fantastic streak is gray or white. The hardness is 2 - gypsum. Some wonderful uses of tin is when it combines with copper to make bronze, also another great use for tin is to make tin cans. It cleavage is indistinct. Tin\'s excellent crystalline structure is tetragonal white and diamond cubic gray. The last incredible fact about tin is it\'s chemical composition is 188.71 gm. Now time to find out were this terrific mineral is mined.
This amazing mineral used to be mined in Germany approximately 2500 B.C. It is now mined in the fantastic countries of China, Indonesia, Russia, Belgium and Peru.
Tin is a great mineral! It is mined in many countries. It is used for many things. Tin should not be taken for granted!
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