cassiteritetyyppinen
Cassiteritetyyppinen is a Finnish term that translates to "cassiterite-type" in English. It refers to a crystal structure that is analogous to that of cassiterite, which is the mineral form of tin(IV) oxide, SnO2. Minerals and compounds with the cassiterite-type structure share a common arrangement of atoms.
The cassiterite structure is tetragonal and features a distorted rutile framework. In this arrangement, each tin
Many metal oxides and some sulfides crystallize with this structure. Examples include lead dioxide (PbO2), silicon