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Stentor

the name of a Greek herald in the Trojan war, famous for the loudness of his voice, which was said to equal that of 50 other men together; hence, a person having a very loud strong voice.

STEPHANITE (after the Archduke Stephan of Austria), an ore of silver occurring both in crystals and massive; crystallization, orthorhombic; hardness, 2-2.5; sp. gr. 6.269; luster, metallic; color and streak, iron-black. Composition: Sulphur, 16.2; antimony, 15.3; silver, 68.5 = 100, corresponding with the formula 5AgS+Sb2S3. Occurs with other silver ores in lodes in various localities.

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