The tin-doped sulphur-containing compound of composition Fe1.05Cr1.90Sn0.05S4. in which tin is located on the octahedral sites as Sn(IV) in the spinel-related structure, has been examined by Sn-119 Mossbauer spectroscopy. The data complement results obtained by Fe-57 Mossbauer spectroscopy and show that tin doping increases the magnetic ordering temperature of pure FeCr2S4. These results are compared with the data obtained on tin-doped CuCr2X4 compounds (X = O, S, Se). (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.