stibnite

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Etymology

From Latin stibium, from Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of στίμμι (stímmi).

Noun

stibnite (countable and uncountable, plural stibnites)

  1. A grey mineral, Sb2S3, that is the main ore of antimony; used in ancient times as the cosmetic kohl.
    • 1955, Robert James Forbes, Studies in Ancient Technology, volume 9, E. J. Brill, page 176:
      The eye-paint used from immemorial times in Egypt is usually held to be stibnite.

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Further reading

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