296 METALS. 91. Stibium. 



Sy/}. nat, xii. 3. p. 123 n, 3. c. 

 WaU.f';Ji, miner, 2, /. 197. «, 2. c. 



4. Of a fibrous or feathery texture, in very fmall capillary lanugi- 

 nous cryllals, or liltular, or of a common form. 

 Stibium cryltallif-itum. ^yft, nat. xii. 3./'. 123. «. 2, 

 Antimon. cryftdilifit. Wall.f\st. 2. /. 198. n. 5, 



Found In alriioft every country o^ Europe, iriaffi<re, difTeminated, 

 or fuperficial, generally in matricesof quartz, lime, alumina» 

 fluor, or barytes: it often ftains the lingers, and before the 

 blowpipe melts with a blue flame, leaving a grey oxyde of 

 antimony; fpecific gravity from 4,132. to 4,516. 



argentife^ Of a fteel-blue colour, with metallic luftre, and with a 

 '•*"» whitifh ftreak. 



Klaproth chem. annal. 1790. I. p* 294. 



1. Of a common form. 



Argentum album. Bom.ind^ fojf. i. p. 78. 



2, Tn the form of many-fided cryftals. 

 Argent, alb-cryftal. Born, ifid.fafi. 1. p. 78. 



Found near Cremniz in Hungary, and contains antimony 34, 

 copper 31, filver 15, fulphur 11, iron 3. 



phospbara- In acicular fcattered lamellar longitudinally ftreaked cryf- 

 ^^^^ tals, not inflaming and yielding very little fmoke be- 



fore the blowpipe. 

 V.ax,omouJki chem» annal, 1786. \, p. 291, 

 Pnolphoratcd antimony. Kirivan miner. 2. p. 252. 

 Found in Savoy, in the cavities of a vein of fulphuret of anti- 

 mony : colour white, yellow, orblackifti: foft, flexible, 

 and eafiiy cut: before the blowpipe it does not mflame or 

 fmoke much, but fufes and leaves a grey Ihining brittle fl<ig 

 including filvery- white grains: with borax it gives a lead- 

 coloured button, or a redd'fli-yellow pellucid glals : it is 

 faid fometimes to confill of fmall rectangular 4 fided tables; 

 and appears to be fulphuret of antimony combined wiwh phof- 

 phoric acid. 



muriatkum. White, (hining like mother of pearl, radiate in a parallel 

 manner, in the form of fmall ere£t 4-rided tables. 

 Klaproth chem. annal. 1787. I. p. 334. 

 Schreiber Bergm, Journ. 1788. I, /». 1 1, 1 789. I. p. 398. 

 Freber nonj, A^, Petrop, 3. p. 271. 

 Muriatvd antimony. Kirvuan mineral. 2. p. 251, 

 White antim.or.ial ore. Schmeifs. min. 2. p. 229, 

 White ore of antimony. Thomfo7i chem* 4. p, 92, 



