Antimony revisited | Feature | RSC Education
Evidence for the occurrence of antimony can be traced back to antiquity. 1 The name comes from the Greek, anti and monos, meaning 'metal not found alone'. 2 Indeed, antimony is usually found as the sulfide ore, stibnite, Sb 2 S 3, the black form of which was used by ancient Egyptian women as a cosmetic for darkening their eyebrows …