METALS. 91. Stibium. 295 



Stihigo^ Fibrous, a little Ihining, emitting fulphiirous vapours be- 

 fore the blowpipe, and entirely evaporating in a more 

 violent heat. 



Ochraftibii. Syfi. nat, xii. 3,/. 194. «. 13. 



Antimonium fulphure. M^all./y/i. 2. p. 197. w.^. 



Antimonial ochre, Kirijuan miners 2. p. 252. 



Ochre of antimony. Thomjon chem. 4. p. 93. 



Found in Saxonvt Bohemia, Hungary, Dauphinyy Sec, fometimes 

 friable and earthy, but generally covering the furfacc of 

 other antimonial ores in the form of foft downy capillary 

 flexible fibres, which are loofe or bundled together, or ftel- 

 lately difpofed: colour blackifh, grey, liver-brown, dull red, 

 violet, greenifh, llraw-yellow, or variegated, rarely white : 

 it docs not melt before the blowpipe, but evaporates and de- 

 pofits a white powder: with borax it efFervefces and is partly 

 reduced. 



*vuigare. Of a fteel-grey colour and metallic luftre, ponderous, 

 emitting fulphurous vapours before the blowpipe, and 

 at lad evaporating in white vapours. 

 Sulphurated Antimony. Kirnxian miner. 2. /. 246. 

 Grey fulphurized antimony, Schmeifser 2, p. 22^, 

 Sulphuret of antimony. Thomfon chem, 4. />. 90. 



1. Compa6l, of a fine-grained uneven fra^lure, with & grey me- 



tallic ftreak and dark-brown earthy powder* 

 Waller fyti. mineraL 2. p, 198. ». 4. 



Compad fulphurated antimony. Kirujan miner 2./. 249. 

 Compact fulphuret of antimony, Ihomfon chem. 4, />. 91. 



2. Of a foliated texture and fimple frafture, with a grey metallic 



ftreak and dark-brown earthy powder. 

 Galena antimonii. Wall./yst, 2, p. 197. «, 2. d. 

 Foliated fulphurated antimony. Kir^wan miner, 2. p. 248. 

 Foliated fulphuret of antimony. Thom/on chem. 4. />. 91 . 



3. Of a radiated texture, with t grey metallic ftreak and darl- 



grey powder, 

 Stioium fibrofum. Syst. nat. xii. 3. p. 123. «, 3, 

 Wall, /xji' m ner. 2. p. 196. «. 2, 

 Radiated fulphuret of antimony. Ihomjon 4. ^. 91. 



a. With the rays parallel. 



Wail, /^li, miner, 2. p. 197. n, 2, a. 



b. Wuh the rays fcattered. 

 Sv^^« naf. I. p. 1 72. «. 4, 



Wall. fyft. miner. 2. p, 197. ». 2, b. 



c. With the rays bundled together. 



d« With the rays difpofed in a ftellate manner. 



