' 2 20 Antimony. ■ » * r J \ * GENUS XII. ; - ANTIMONY. ANTIMONIUM. Fr. Antimoine. Germ. Spiefglanz. Swed. Spitfglas. Hung. Pifgoltz. This metallic fubftance was noticed by Eafil Valentin. It is found in various parts of the eatth. It is a very ufeful fubftance, particularly in me dicine; it is likewife ufed for different metallic competitions, and in letter founderies. It is found in nature in the metallic ftate—in the flate of calx—mineralifed by arfenic, but mod generally with fulphur, called crude antimony. It is generally met with in flotz mountains. When free from heterogeneous fubftances, it exhibits a filver white colour with blueifh ihades; its texture is lamellated and radiated; it \