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stibnite

/stib-nahyt/US // ˈstɪb naɪt //UK // (ˈstɪbnaɪt) //

刚玉,刚玉石,硬石,坚冰石

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a soft mineral, antimony sulfide, Sb2S3, lead-gray in color with a metallic luster, occurring in crystals, often acicular, or in bladed masses: the most important ore of antimony.

Examples

  • It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and is isomorphous with stibnite (Sb2S3), which it closely resembles in appearance.

  • When prepared in this way they are orange-colored substances, though the mineral stibnite is black.

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

  • The commercial ore of this metal is the sulphide known as stibnite, or gray antimony.

  • Although antimony occurs in many minerals, the only commercial source is the sulphide, stibnite.

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