stibnite

IPA: stˈɪbnaɪt

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

Examples of "stibnite" in Sentences

(Sb_ {2} S_ {3}), called stibnite, though it is also found as oxide and as
Because it is so soft, stibnite was used in ancient times as black eye makeup.
Antimony minerals, particularly stibnite, have been known and used since ancient times.
Numerous stibnite deposits occur in Idaho, Montana and Nevada, but most are worked out.
Of these minerals, only stibnite (SbS3) is mined commercially as a source for metallic antimony.
The mineral that is used the most to isolate Antimony is called stibnite, also known as antimonite.
Its chemical symbol, Sb, is derived from the Latin word stibium, which was the name of the most common antimony mineral, stibnite.
It rarely occurs in nature as a native element, but is found in a number of different minerals, the most important of which is stibnite (SbS3).
The ancients may have occasionally produced pure antimony from its ore stibnite, and medieval alchemists have left recipes for preparation of the pure metal.