what is tin oxide
Shares & Saves. Save. Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images. Tin oxide is an inorganic compound consisting of tin and oxygen. It is commonly used to create customized glass by giving transparent glass an opaque, porcelain-like, opaque appearance.in oxide has also proven to be a highly effective polishing material for glass and quarried rock, such as marble, granite and quartz. In a similar chemical reaction to that with glass, tin oxide restores the luster of a stone surface--especially marble flooring--that's become dull over time.