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

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Example Sentences

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stibnite

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 P. Gerald (Percy Gerald) Sanford

The deposits of the Hunan Province of southern China occur as seams, pockets, and bunches of stibnite ore in gently undulating beds of faulted and fissured dolomitic limestone.

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

Antimony trisulphide, Sb2S3, occurs as the mineral antimonite or stibnite, from which the commercial product is obtained by a process of liquation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

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 Georgius Agricola

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 Henry P. Talbot

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