Mineral Species containing Antimony (Sb)

Element Properties, Isotopic Compositions for Antimony

**Antimony (Sb) Element Properties**
Atomic Mass	121.75
Atomic Number	51
Name Origins	Greek, anti + monos = "not alone", Latin, "stibium."
Year Discovered	Prehistoric
Discovery Credits	Probably known to the ancients and certainly to the alchemists.
Remarks	Metalloid element with various allotropes, of which metal is bright, silvery, hard, and brittle. Stable in dry air and not attacked by dilute acids of alkalis. Used to harden other metals, in storage batteries, bearings, etc. Diagnostic tests: Antimony is usually detected by the coating of oxide formed by roasting on charcoal or the open tube. Antimonides, antimony, etc. (As^2-): A sample of the powdered mineral gives off a dense sublimate of Sb₂O₃ when roasted on charcoal without the arsenic odor. In the open tube test, they give a white, volatile, crystalline sublimate of Sb₂O₃ at a much higher temperature than arsenic. In the closed tube test with sulfur, they yield a black sublimate when hot and red or reddish brown when cold. Antimonates (SbO₄): can be detected by lack of a garlic odor (arsenic) and the white sublimate yielded when a mixture of the powdered mineral with charcoal dust and Na₂CO₃ is heated with a reducing flame on a charcoal block. The pale green flame test for Antimony is not very decisive.
References	Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also	WebElements, ChemiCool

**Naturally Occurring Isotopes**
Symbol	Isotope Mass	Isotope Nuclide Number	Isotope Number	Natural Abundance	Half-life	Half-life Units	Decay Mode	Decay Mode MeV	Decay Mode %
Sb	120.903821	121	51	57.3000%		Stable
Sb	121.905179	122	51	0.0000%	2.71	Days	beta - EC	1.982
Sb	122.904216	123	51	42.7000%		Stable
Sb	123.905038	124	51	0.0000%	60.4	Days	beta -	2.905	100.00%
Sb	124.905252	125	51	0.0000%	2.76	Days	beta -	0.0767	100.00%

Antimony (Sb) Minerals sorted by Descending Weight Percent

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**265 Minerals containing Antimony (Sb) sorted by Descending Weight Percent**
% Sb	Mineral Name	Chemical Formula	MW
11.31 % Sb	Langbanite #	(Mn,Ca,Fe)++4(Mn+++,Fe+++)9Sb+++++Si2O24	1,291.77
11.09 % Sb	Sicherite !	TlAg2(As,Sb)3S6	878.49
10.92 % Sb	Potosiite	Pb6Sn2FeSb2S14	2,228.89
10.71 % Sb	Anyuiite	Au(Pb,Sb)2	568.64
10.69 % Sb	Insizwaite	Pt(Bi,Sb)2	569.43
10.64 % Sb	IMA2009-037	Fe+++Cu++(As,Sb)O4	286.02
10.53 % Sb	Thorikosite	Pb3(Sb+++,As+++)O3(OH)Cl2	867.55
10.18 % Sb	Mallestigite !	Pb3Sb+++++(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6·3(H2O)	1,135.63
10.01 % Sb	Borodaevite	Ag5(Bi,Sb)9S16	2,736.95
9.59 % Sb	Blatterite	(Mn++,Mg)35Sb3(Mn+++,Fe+++)9(BO3)16O32	3,807.71
9.52 % Sb	Selenopolybasite !	[(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2(S,Se)7][Ag9Cu(S,Se)2Se2]	2,378.81
9.26 % Sb	Joelbruggerite !	Pb3Zn3Sb+++++As2O13(OH)	1,314.36
9.22 % Sb	Richelsdorfite	Ca2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4Cl(OH)6·6(H2O)	1,320.90
9.04 % Sb	Stibiocolusite	Cu13V(Sb,As,Sn)3S16	1,616.76
8.62 % Sb	Nagyagite #	AuPb(Sb,Bi)Te2-3S6	1,059.12
8.61 % Sb	Antimonpearceite	[Ag9CuS4] [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]	2,121.41
8.60 % Sb	Scheteligite ?	(Ca,Y,Sb,Mn)2(Ti,Ta,Nb,W)2O6(O,OH)	424.56
8.39 % Sb	Vrbaite #	Tl4Hg3Sb2As8S20	2,903.50
8.24 % Sb	Montbrayite #	(Au,Sb)2Te3	739.12
8.07 % Sb	Mazzettiite !	Ag3HgPbSbTe5	1,493.72
8.05 % Sb	Orebroite-III	Mn++6(Fe+++,Sb+++++)2Si2(O,OH)14	756.45
8.03 % Sb	Hauchecornite #	Ni9Bi(Sb,Bi)S8	1,137.28
7.96 % Sb	Pararsenolamprite !	As	76.51
7.82 % Sb	Vincentite	(Pd,Pt)3(As,Sb,Te)	466.99
7.72 % Sb	Sabelliite !	Cu2Zn(As,Sb)O4(OH)3	394.13
7.63 % Sb	Tsnigriite	Ag9SbTe3(S,Se)3	1,595.01
7.07 % Sb	Polybasite #	[Ag9CuS4] [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]	2,154.03
6.56 % Sb	Argentotennantite	(Ag,Cu)10(Zn,Fe)2(As,Sb)4S13	1,857.26
6.55 % Sb	Colusite #	Cu12-13V(As,Sb,Sn,Ge)3S16	1,673.29
6.32 % Sb	Chestermanite	Mg2(Fe+++,Mg,Al,Sb+++++)BO3O2	192.66
6.29 % Sb	Routhierite	TlCu(Hg,Zn)2(As,Sb)2S3	967.16
6.17 % Sb	Museumite !	Pb2(Pb,Sb)2S8[Te,Au]2	1,992.56
5.96 % Sb	Giraudite	(Cu,Zn,Ag)12(As,Sb)4(Se,S)13	2,042.97
5.82 % Sb	Jordanite #	Pb14(As,Sb)6S23	4,181.50
5.64 % Sb	Holtite	Al6(Al,Ta)(BO3)[(SiO4,SbO4,AsO4)]3(O,OH)3	2,589.58
5.54 % Sb	Arsenopalladinite	Pd8(As,Sb)3	1,099.54
5.33 % Sb	Mammothite	Pb6Cu4AlSb+++++O2(SO4)2Cl4(OH)16	2,284.17
5.33 % Sb	Nekrasovite	Cu+26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32	3,426.88
5.14 % Sb	Theisite	Cu5Zn5[(As+++++,Sb+++++)O4]2(OH)14	1,184.04
4.82 % Sb	Pearceite #	[Ag9CuS4] [(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]	2,096.80
4.73 % Sb	Kobellite #	Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69	12,858.40
4.64 % Sb	Benleonardite	Ag8(Sb,As)Te2S3	1,312.68
4.39 % Sb	Goldfieldite #	Cu12(Te,Sb,As)4S13	1,665.23
4.39 % Sb	Kelyanite	(Hg+2)6(SbO6)BrCl2	2,775.64
3.83 % Sb	Vinciennite	Cu10Fe4Sn(As,Sb)S16	1,588.95
3.61 % Sb	Sorbyite	Pb19(Sb,As)20S49	5,737.49
3.50 % Sb	Ustarasite #	Pb(Bi,Sb)6S10	1,738.13
2.93 % Sb	Arsenpolybasite	[Ag9CuS4] [(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]	2,074.59
2.90 % Sb	Hemloite	(As,Sb)2(Ti,V,Fe,Al)12O23OH	1,050.40
2.82 % Sb	Galkhaite	(Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12	1,727.48
2.45 % Sb	Cesplumtantite	(Cs,Na,Ca)2(Pb,Sb+++,Sn)3Ta8O24	2,479.94
2.23 % Sb	Giessenite	Pb13(Cu,Ag)(Bi,Sb)9S28 (?)	5,459.67
2.21 % Sb	Natrobistantite	(Na,Cs)Bi(Ta,Nb,Sb)4O12	1,101.75
1.99 % Sb	Levyclaudite	Pb8Sn7Cu3(Bi,Sb)3S28	500.30
1.80 % Sb	Gabrielite !	Tl2AgCu2As3S7	1,082.85
1.60 % Sb	Kalungaite !	PdAsSe	258.08
1.57 % Sb	Fettelite !	[Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8]	2,720.84
1.36 % Sb	Sartorite #	PbAs2S4	4,479.49
1.13 % Sb	Allargentum #	Ag1-xSbx(x=0.009-0.16)	108.01
0.35 % Sb	Pizgrischite !	(Cu,Fe)Cu14PbBi17S35	5,853.00
0.24 % Sb	Sosedkoite	(K,Na)5Al2(Ta,Nb)22O60	5,030.82
0.12 % Sb	Proudite	Cu1.9Ag0.1Pb15.6Bi20.4Sb0.1S32.4Se14.5	9,823.08
0.09 % Sb	Jonassonite !	Au(Bi,Pb)5S4	1,344.86
0.08 % Sb	Kupcikite !	Cu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10	1,615.03

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