| Chemistry name: | purple of Cassius; gold stannate; aurous stannate; gold-tin precipitate; CI 77482 |
| Properties: | |
| Brown powder. Insoluble in water; soluble in ammonia. | |
| Derivation: | |
| By the reaction of a neutral solution of gold trichloride with stannous and stannic chlorides, yielding a mixture of colloidal gold and tin oxide in varying proportions. | |
| Grade: | |
| Technical. | |
| Use: | |
| Manufacture of ruby glass, coloring enamels and porcelain. | |