stibnite
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/ˈstɪbnaɪt/
antimony sulfide mineral
Etymology
'stibnite' originates from New Latin 'stibnitēs', ultimately from Latin 'stibium', where 'stibium' meant 'antimony'.
'stibium' passed through Medieval and Late Latin mineral-name formation (e.g. 'stibnitēs') and was adopted into modern mineralogical English as 'stibnite' by adding the suffix '-ite'.
Initially it referred broadly to 'antimony' or antimony-containing substances, but over time it became the specific name for the mineral 'antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3)'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a mineral composed of antimony trisulfide (chemical formula Sb2S3), typically forming metallic-gray, bladed or prismatic crystals; the principal ore of antimony.
Collectors prized the large, bladed specimens of stibnite from that mine.
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