Antimony• 2 zi it is brittle, and is not affedted by water, or by the atmofphere. Its fpecific gravity is rz 6,860. It can be volatilifed by a ftrong heat; when perfedtly fufed, and expofed to cool gra dually, it exhibits cubical cryftals on the fur- face; it combines eafily with fulphur, but very difficultly with mercury ; it is not eafily adted upon by fulphuric and nitric acid, but is very readily foluble in nitro-muriatic acid. With muriatic acid, it makes that liquid called butter of antimony, which is very corrofive. There are a great number of preparations made of it for medicinal ufes. DIVISION I. Antimony In the metallic Jlate. ' -• , SPEC. I. NATIVE ANTIMONY. Antimonium nativum. Germ. Gediegener fpiefglanz konig. Fr. Antimoine vierge ou natif. Dan. Naturlig fpids glafs. Hung. Tertnes pifgoltz. It