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What does stibnite mean?

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  1. A grey mineral, Sb2S3, that is the main ore of antimony; used in ancient times as the cosmetic kohl.
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The stibnite is liquated out at a low heat and drips from the upper to the lower pot.
The metal can also be obtained by conversion of stibnite to the oxide, followed by reduction with carbon.
The metallic form is considered to be relatively inactive whereas stibnite is extremely toxic to humans.
The cleavage planes between prismatic stibnite crystals have been infilled by sphalerite.
High-grade or enriched stibnite reacts directly with scrap iron in the molten state, liberating antimony metal.
There were shops full of green and purple fluorite, ferberite and arsenopyrite, and spessartine and stibnite.

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