What's the difference between stibium and stibnite?

Stibium


Definition:

  • (n.) The technical name of antimony.
  • (n.) Stibnite.

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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.

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  • (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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