Crossword clues for stibnite
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stibnite \Stib"nite\, n. (Min.) 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.
Wiktionary
n. A grey mineral, antimony2sulfur3, that is the main ore of antimony; used in ancient times as the cosmetic kohl.
WordNet
n. a soft gray mineral; the chief ore of antimony
Wikipedia
Stibnite, sometimes called antimonite, is a sulfide mineral with the formula Sb S. This soft grey material crystallizes in an orthorhombic space group. It is the most important source for the metalloid antimony. The name is from the Greek στίβι stibi through the Latin stibium as the old name for the mineral and the element antimony.
Usage examples of "stibnite".
Nearly full, bright as stibnite crystals and almost as hard of aspect, it allowed them to stride forth with some idea not only of where they were going, but also of what lay in their immediate path.
Elements that include barium, antimony, cobalt, molybdenum and vanadium that are obtained from toxic minerals such as stibnite, barytine, patronite and mispickel.