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Ore mineral

Stibnite

The antimony ore, forming spectacular sprays of metallic blades. Used as eye cosmetic (kohl) for thousands of years.

Stibnite (antimony sulphide) at Melbourne Museum · Ethmostigmus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What it is

The antimony ore, forming spectacular sprays of metallic blades. Used as eye cosmetic (kohl) for thousands of years.

Materials that come from it

Material	Role	Grade note
Antimony	Principal ore	—

Antimony

A brittle, silvery metalloid used mostly to stop things burning, and in the primers and tracer rounds of ammunition.

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