antimonite

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English

Antimonite

Etymology

From antimony +‎ -ite.

Noun

antimonite (countable and uncountable, plural antimonites)

  1. (mineralogy) A grey mineral, antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) that is the main source of antimony; stibnite
  2. (countable, inorganic chemistry) Any of several oxyanions of antimony such as H2SbO3-; any salt containing this ion

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Antimonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • antimonite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.