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Definition of Stibnite

1. Noun. A soft grey mineral; the chief ore of antimony.

Definition of Stibnite

1. n. A mineral of a lead-gray color and brilliant metallic luster, occurring in prismatic crystals; sulphide of antimony; -- called also antimony glance, and gray antimony.

Definition of Stibnite

1. Noun. A grey mineral, Sb₂S₃, that is the main ore of antimony; used in ancient times as the cosmetic kohl. ¹

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Definition of Stibnite

1. an ore of antimony [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stibnite

Literary usage of Stibnite

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1. Mineral Deposits by Waldemar Lindgren (1919)
"stibnite (Sb2S3 with 71.4 per cent. Sb) is the principal ore mineral of antimony. ... While stibnite occurs in many deposits in small quantities, ..."

2. Mineralogy: An Introduction to the Scientific Study of Minerals by Henry Alexander Miers (1902)
"Massive specimens often have a fibrous structure ; the softness and fusibility of stibnite also serve to distinguish it from other sulphides containing ..."

3. Guide to the Mineral Collections in the Illinois State Museum by Illinois State Museum, Alja Robinson Crook (1920)
"stibnite crystals are often twisted, curved, and warped. ... stibnite crystal. stibnite is found with other sulphides (argentite, galena, sphalerite, ..."

4. Guide to the Mineral Collections in the Illinois State Museum by Alja Robinson Crook, Illinois State Museum (1920)
"stibnite crystals are often twisted, curved, and warped. ... stibnite stibnite is found with other sulphides (argentite, galena, sphalerite, cinnabar) and ..."

5. An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis: With Explanatory by Henry Paul Talbot (1908)
"Cover the beakers and pour over the stibnite 5 cc. of hydrochloric acid (sp. gr. 1.20) and warm gently on the water bath. When the residue is white, ..."

6. An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis: With Explanatory by Henry Paul Talbot (1908)
"Cover the beakers and pour over the stibnite 5 cc. of hydrochloric acid (sp. gr. 1.20) and warm gently on the water bath. When the residue is white, ..."

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