stibnite

American  

[stib-nahyt] / ˈstɪb naɪt /

noun

1. a soft mineral, antimony sulfide, Sb 2 S 3 , lead-gray in color with a metallic luster, occurring in crystals, often acicular, or in bladed masses: the most important ore of antimony.

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stibnite British  

/ ˈstɪbnaɪt /

noun

1. a soft greyish mineral consisting of antimony sulphide in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in quartz veins and is the chief ore of antimony. Formula: Sb 2 S 3

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Etymology

Origin of stibnite

1850–55; stib(i)ne (in obsolete sense “stibnite”) + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

In the Central Plateau of France the numerous antimony deposits are stibnite veins cutting granites and the surrounding schists and sediments.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

An analyzed sample of stibnite containing 70.05% Sb is given for analysis.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.

This method for small quantities of stibnite is both quick and accurate, the error being about ±0.0003 grm.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)

The antimony sulphide, stibnite, is the source of most of the world's production of this metal.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

We have been in much doubt as to the term to introduce into the text, as the English "stibnite" carries too much precision of meaning.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius