What's the difference between realgar and stibnite?

Realgar


Definition:

  • (n.) Arsenic sulphide, a mineral of a brilliant red color; red orpiment. It is also an artificial product.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A mass survey and follow-up examinations to screen lung cancer victims at hunan realgar mine have been carried out over three years.
  • (2) Since 1984, mass screening for cancer has been carried out in the realgar and tin mines, high incidence areas of lung cancer.

Stibnite


Definition:

  • (n.) 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.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Optimum pH, temperature and pulp density for microbiological leaching of museum-grade stibnite mineral has been investigated using a stibnite-adapted strain of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans.

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