abstract:In chemistry, an antimonite refers to salts of antimony(III), such as NaSb(OH)4 and NaSbO2 (metaantimonite) which can be prepared by reacting alkali with antimony(III) oxide, Sb2O3.Egon Wiberg, Arnold Frederick Holleman (2001) Inorganic Chemistry, Elsevier ISBN 0-12-352651-5 These are formally salts of antimonous acid (antimonious acid), "Sb(OH)3" whose existence in solution is dubious, and attempts to isolate it generally form Sb2O3.
The mineralcomposition is simple, only with original metallicmineralsantimoniteandpyrite, gangue minerals quartz, calciteanda few barites, all in the fissure orholeof the rock.