antimonite
English
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Etymology
Noun
antimonite (countable and uncountable, plural antimonites)
- (mineralogy) A grey mineral, antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) that is the main source of antimony; stibnite
- (countable, inorganic chemistry) Any of several oxyanions of antimony such as H2SbO3-; any salt containing this ion
Translations
a grey mineral that is the main source of antimony
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Antimonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “antimonite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.