‘rious Ste of the world, in different states of combination 
—as metallic, “at Stalberg i ine Sweden, and. Allamont 
France; it is thus often combined with iron and silver, with 
liioiest of first called native antimony; the second, grey 
uret of antimony. It is also found oxidized, combi 
1 oxide of jron, forming—1, white peta pes Re 
‘media ochre—3, fe red antimony. The sulphuret, is 
= ore which yields the greatest quantity oF cperye 
ure state. In this state of puri purity, it is white, of 
shade, bélitiant, and very slowly tarnished in air of 
Jow temperature. Texture foliated, moderately hard 
brittle and pulverulent. It is fusible at 809°; in a higher 
temperature, it volatilizes in close vessels; but if exposed 
to the air, is very rapidly oxidized. It decomposes water 
_ when ignited, and is oxidized by, and combines with, the 
sulphuric, nitric, and muriatic acids, 
Orricrxat. Antimonii Sulphuretum. Lond. Subphuretum 
Antimonii. Edin. Dub. me Ss. ne agate of Aine 
al commonly called Crude Anti 
. "Onbingt specimen, Jeff. Coll. No. 71. 
- Comes in conical loaves; it is then grey 
its natural impurities ; externally, Sale grey, ee it 
ah mee oe — in teed oh c 
in Hun axony, France, uscan i 
Biadoah sate gary, ‘Ys y, Spain, 
~ Quaxittes. Inodorous, insipid, steel colour, stains the fine 
gers; insoluble in water and alcohol; exposed to aif, 
joses brilliancy; slightly acted on by vegetable acids 
hence wine was formerly put into cups made of it, to vir 
‘it an emetic quality; with heat, deovmpenis sulph. al 
~~ nitr. acids; cold muriatic acid decomposes it. 
Mepicat Properties anp Uszs. Inactive, if the “aan 
contain no acid; if that be present, acts with vehemences 
hence uncertain, and little her a in large 
doses, nausea and vomi in gout and rheuma> 
Lael —, and other a2 diseases. Chief use, 
Anim dient in neem Aevuiding to We Duncan, 
is ein quack remedy, externally, for cancer, Used in 
veterinary practice, and mixed with horse’s foot to ape 
' the coat. Turkish ladies paint their eyelashes black with 
it, to soften the lustre of the eye by contrast. (Shaw, 
— Clntosabchiad, Dr. Badham.) 
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