This, in turn, derives from " Lupi spuma ", the name Georg Agricola used for the element in 1546, which translates into English as " wolf's froth " or " cream " ( the etymology is not entirely certain ), and is a reference to the large amounts of tin consumed by the mineral during its extraction.

This, in turn, derives from " Lupi spuma ", the name Georg Agricola used for the element in 1546, which translates into English as " wolf's froth " or " cream " ( the etymology is not entirely certain ), and is a reference to the large amounts of tin consumed by the mineral during its extraction.

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