stibnite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin stibium, from Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of στίμμι (stímmi).
Noun
editstibnite (countable and uncountable, plural stibnites)
- 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.
Synonyms
editTranslations
edita grey mineral
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Stibnite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “stibnite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.