40d:Cassiterite

Stone
Sedimentary	Sandstone • Siltstone • Mudstone • Shale • Claystone • Rock salt • Limestone • Conglomerate • Dolomite • Flint • Chert • Chalk
Igneous I.	Granite • Diorite • Gabbro
Igneous E.	Rhyolite • Basalt • Andesite • Felsite • Obsidian
Metamorphic	Quartzite • Slate • Phyllite • Schist • Gneiss • Marble
Unique	Bauxite • Lignite • Bituminous coal • Graphite • Kimberlite
Ore	Bismuthinite • Cassiterite • Copper nuggets • Galena • Garnierite • Gold nuggets • Hematite • Horn silver • Limonite • Magnetite • Malachite • Native aluminum • Platinum nuggets • Raw adamantine • Silver nuggets • Sphalerite • Tetrahedrite

Cassiterite
Uses
	Ore of tin ; Smelting bronze, trifle pewter and fine pewter ; Masonry ; Stone crafting ; Construction ;
Location
	Veins in Granite ; Small clusters in alluvial layers ;
Properties
	Economic stone ; Material value 2 ;
	Wikipedia article

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Cassiterite is the only ore (in DF) that can be smelted into tin. This ore can also be smelted with others to create bronze, trifle pewter, and fine pewter. In the world of Dwarf Fortress, cassiterite is only found in layers of granite, as veins.

[edit] Smelting

Cassiterite is a required ingredient to make several types of metal alloy bars from ore at a smelter:

Tin bars
Bronze bars - with copper nuggets, malachite, or tetrahedrite
Trifle pewter bars - with copper nuggets, malachite or tetrahedrite (takes 2 cassiterite)
Fine pewter bars - with copper nuggets, malachite or tetrahedrite (takes 3 cassiterite)

The above can also be made from bars of tin combined with bars of the appropriate metals. Note that bismuth bronze and lay pewter, both of which require tin, cannot be made directly from cassiterite, but must first be smelted into tin bars.

See metal for a full discussion of formulae and options.