Chemistry name: | gray antimony; antimony glance; antimonite |
M Formula: | Sb2S3 |
Properties: | |
Lead-gray mineral, subject to blackish tarnish, metallic luster. D 4.52–4.62, Mohs hardness 2. Soluble in concentrated boiling hydrochloric acid with evolution of hydrogen sulfide. | |
Occurrence: | |
Japan, China, Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, South Africa. | |
Use: | |
The most important ore of antimony. | |