Antimony
Sb
Antimony is extremely rare at MSH.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Color is usually dark grey.
Luster is sub-metallic.
Diaphaneity is opaque.
Crystal System is hexagonal; R3m.
Crystal Habits include irregular grains.
Cleavage: {0001} is perfect.
Fracture is not observed.
Hardness is 3 - 3.5
Specific Gravity is approximately 6.7 g/cm3.
Streak is gray.
Associated Minerals include (??).
Distinguishing Features: Crystal habit, color and luster.
Origin: Known since antiquity and recognized as a mineral in 1748,
it was named from the Latin antimonium, against solitude, because
of its common association with other minerals.
CLASSIFICATION:
Dana System
# 1.3.1.2
Strunz Classification
# I/B.1-30
REFERENCES:
Dana 8:27-28 (1997)
DISTRIBUTION AND RARITY AT MONT SAINT-HILAIRE:
MSH
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PE
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AP
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MX
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SS
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MC
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HF
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BR
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SX
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FR
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