General Information:
Chemical Formula:Sb
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 121.75 gm)Antimony 100.0 %
Sb Empirical Formula: Sb
Name Origin:From the Arabic, al-uthmud, to Medieval Latin, antimonium; originally applied to stibnite, the sulfide of antimony.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[0001] Perfect
Color:light gray or tin white.
Density:6.61 - 6.72, Average = 6.66
Diaphaniety:Opaque
Habits:Massive - Lamellar - Distinctly foliated fine-grained forms., Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses., Reticulate - Fibers or columns cross in "Net-like" crystalline growths (e.g. cerrusite).
Hardness:3-3.5 - Calcite-Copper Penny
Luminescence:None.
Luster:Metallic
Streak:lead gray
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