Cassiterite is a tin ore used in making bronze. Cassiterite veins and rocks are dark gray, almost black, in color.
Obtaining[]
Cassiterite spawns as small rocks on the surface, indicating a vein somewhere below.
Cassiterite veins are medium in size and can be found in igneous intrusive layers of stone:
- Diorite
- Gabbro
- Granite
Cassiterite veins can also be found in the top half of the top layer of stone.
Using[]
Cassiterite can be smelted in a fire pit, pit kiln, or crucible to produce unshaped tin. Cassiterite is used as an ingredient in bronze.