antimony

Name:

antimony

A photo of the mineral antimony

Class:

Native Element

Chemistry:

Sb

Color(s):

silver gray - metallic

Hardness:

3.0 - 3.5

SpecGrav:

6.60 - 7.2

Fracture:

brittle

Cleavage:

perfect

Crystal:

trigonal - often massive lamellar, forms large masses

Envronment:

most often found in mesothermal veins

Association:

stibnite, nickeline, sphalerite

Locals:

| Ca., USA | Mexico | Canada |

Misc:

From the Arabic, ³al-uthmud², tthen from the Medieval Latin, ³antimonium²; originally applied to stibnite, antimony sulfide.

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Arechuybo, Chihuahua, Mexico
2.) Arechuybo, Chihuahua, Mexico

3.) Arechuybo, Chihuahua, Mexico

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Name:	antimony
Class:	Native Element
Chemistry:	Sb
Color(s):	silver gray - metallic
Hardness:	3.0 - 3.5	SpecGrav:	6.60 - 7.2
Fracture:	brittle	Cleavage:	perfect
Crystal:	trigonal - often massive lamellar, forms large masses
Envronment:	most often found in mesothermal veins
Association:	stibnite, nickeline, sphalerite
Locals:	\| Ca., USA \| Mexico \| Canada \|
Misc:	From the Arabic, ³al-uthmud², tthen from the Medieval Latin, ³antimonium²; originally applied to stibnite, antimony sulfide.

	Photos & Locals:
		1.) Arechuybo, Chihuahua, Mexico 2.) Arechuybo, Chihuahua, Mexico		3.) Arechuybo, Chihuahua, Mexico

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