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 Mineral Name

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**265 Minerals containing Antimony (Sb) sorted by Mineral Name**
% Sb	Mineral Name	Chemical Formula	MW
1.13 % Sb	Allargentum #	Ag1-xSbx(x=0.009-0.16)	108.01
41.85 % Sb	Andorite #	PbAgSb3S6	872.71
8.61 % Sb	Antimonpearceite	[Ag9CuS4] [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]	2,121.41
50.69 % Sb	Antimonselite	Sb2Se3	480.38
100.00 % Sb	Antimony #	Sb	121.75
10.71 % Sb	Anyuiite	Au(Pb,Sb)2	568.64
49.18 % Sb	Apuanite	Fe++Fe+++4Sb+++4O12S	990.29
32.91 % Sb	Aramayoite #	Ag3Sb2(Sb,Bi)S6	924.87
22.97 % Sb	Ardaite	Pb19Sb13S35Cl7	6,890.03
6.56 % Sb	Argentotennantite	(Ag,Cu)10(Zn,Fe)2(As,Sb)4S13	1,857.26
5.54 % Sb	Arsenopalladinite	Pd8(As,Sb)3	1,099.54
2.93 % Sb	Arsenpolybasite	[Ag9CuS4] [(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]	2,074.59
33.20 % Sb	Auroantimonate *	AuSbO3	366.71
55.28 % Sb	Aurostibite #	AuSb2	440.47
48.18 % Sb	Bahianite	Al5Sb+++++3O14(OH)2	758.16
38.50 % Sb	Baumstarkite !	Ag3(Sb,As)2SbS6	869.54
35.40 % Sb	Benavidesite	Pb4(Mn,Fe)Sb6S14	2,063.39
4.64 % Sb	Benleonardite	Ag8(Sb,As)Te2S3	1,312.68
31.95 % Sb	Bernardite	Tl(As,Sb)5S8	952.59
56.94 % Sb	Berthierite #	FeSb2S4	427.61
51.44 % Sb	Biehlite !	(Sb,As)2MoO6	426.07
31.62 % Sb	Bindheimite #	Pb2Sb2O6(O,OH)	770.15
33.46 % Sb	Bismutostibiconite	Bi(Sb+++++,Fe+++)2O7	618.57
9.59 % Sb	Blatterite	(Mn++,Mg)35Sb3(Mn+++,Fe+++)9(BO3)16O32	3,807.71
10.01 % Sb	Borodaevite	Ag5(Bi,Sb)9S16	2,736.95
12.80 % Sb	Borovskite	Pd3SbTe4	951.41
39.63 % Sb	Bottinoite	NiSb+++++2(OH)12·6(H2O)	614.37
26.44 % Sb	Boulangerite #	Pb5Sb4S11	1,887.90
24.91 % Sb	Bournonite #	PbCuSbS3	488.69
11.60 % Sb	Braithwaiteite	NaCu5(Ti,Sb)2O2(AsO4)4[AsO3(OH)]2·8H2O	1,574.79
47.39 % Sb	Brandholzite !	Mg[Sb(OH)6]2·6(H2O)	1,027.57
67.47 % Sb	Breithauptite #	NiSb	180.44
63.17 % Sb	Brizziite-III	NaSb+++++O3	192.74
63.17 % Sb	Brizziite-VII	NaSb+++++O3	192.74
66.93 % Sb	Bystromite #	MgSb2O6	363.80
12.37 % Sb	Camerolaite	Cu4Al2[HSbO4,SO4](OH)10(CO3)·2(H2O)	738.34
79.19 % Sb	Cervantite #	Sb+++Sb+++++O4	307.50
2.45 % Sb	Cesplumtantite	(Cs,Na,Ca)2(Pb,Sb+++,Sn)3Ta8O24	2,479.94
12.60 % Sb	Cesstibtantite	(Cs,Na)SbTa4O12	579.81
60.29 % Sb	Cetineite	(K,Na)3+x(Sb2O3)3(Sb2S3)(OH)x·(2.8-x)(H2O)	726.98
33.48 % Sb	Chabourneite	(Tl,Pb)21(Sb,As)91S147	18,184.75
48.81 % Sb	Chalcostibite #	CuSbS2	249.43
11.97 % Sb	Chalcothallite	(Cu,Fe)6Tl2SbS4	1,016.96
28.01 % Sb	Chapmanite #	Sb+++Fe+++2(SiO4)2(OH)	434.62
6.32 % Sb	Chestermanite	Mg2(Fe+++,Mg,Al,Sb+++++)BO3O2	192.66
57.07 % Sb	Clerite !	MnSb2S4	426.70
79.19 % Sb	Clinocervantite !	Sb+++Sb+++++O4	307.50
6.55 % Sb	Colusite #	Cu12-13V(As,Sb,Sn,Ge)3S16	1,673.29
75.11 % Sb	Coquandite	Sb6O8(SO4)·(H2O)	972.57
57.23 % Sb	Costibite	CoSbS	212.75
47.76 % Sb	Criddleite	TlAg2Au3Sb10S10	2,549.18
25.37 % Sb	Cualstibite	Cu++6Al3Sb3(OH)36	1,439.73
46.53 % Sb	Cuboargyrite !	AgSbS	261.68
12.10 % Sb	Cupropolybasite !	[Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]	2,011.86
36.70 % Sb	Cuprostibite	Cu2(Sb,Tl)	265.37
30.18 % Sb	Cyanophyllite	Cu++5Al2(SbO4)3(OH)7·9(H2O)	1,210.12
13.20 % Sb	Cylindrite #	Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14	1,844.71
31.29 % Sb	Dadsonite	Pb21Sb23S55Cl	8,950.53
16.87 % Sb	Derbylite #	(Fe+++,Fe++,Ti)7Sb+++O13(OH)	721.74
26.86 % Sb	Diaphorite #	Pb2Ag3Sb3S8	1,359.78
27.34 % Sb	Dyscrasite #	Ag3Sb	445.35
25.77 % Sb	Falkmanite #	Pb5Sb4S11	1,842.83
27.63 % Sb	Famatinite #	Cu3SbS4	440.65
1.57 % Sb	Fettelite !	[Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8]	2,720.84
25.61 % Sb	Filipstadite	(Mn++,Mg)4Sb+++++Fe+++O8	475.43
33.93 % Sb	Fizelyite #	Pb14Ag5Sb21S48 (?)	7,536.06
18.41 % Sb	Florensovite	Cu(Cr1.5Sb0.5)S4	330.68
12.20 % Sb	Franckeite #	(Pb,Sn)6Fe++Sn2Sb2S14	1,995.14
18.93 % Sb	Freibergite #	(Ag,Cu,Fe)12(Sb,As)4S13	1,929.46
22.84 % Sb	Freieslebenite #	AgPbSbS3	533.02
46.90 % Sb	Fuloppite #	Pb3Sb8S15	2,076.59
1.80 % Sb	Gabrielite !	Tl2AgCu2As3S7	1,082.85
2.82 % Sb	Galkhaite	(Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12	1,727.48
23.65 % Sb	Garavellite	FeSbBiS4	514.84
34.56 % Sb	Genkinite	(Pt,Pd)4Sb3	1,056.91
14.08 % Sb	Geocronite #	Pb14(Sb,As)6S23	4,321.99
59.76 % Sb	Gerstleyite #	Na2(Sb,As)8S13·2(H2O)	1,426.04
42.27 % Sb	Getchellite	AsSbS3	293.81
37.87 % Sb	Geversite	Pt(Sb,Bi)2	482.20
2.23 % Sb	Giessenite	Pb13(Cu,Ag)(Bi,Sb)9S28 (?)	5,459.67
16.03 % Sb	Gillulyite	Tl2(As,Sb)8S13	1,518.65
5.96 % Sb	Giraudite	(Cu,Zn,Ag)12(As,Sb)4(Se,S)13	2,042.97
4.39 % Sb	Goldfieldite #	Cu12(Te,Sb,As)4S13	1,665.23
26.26 % Sb	Gruzdevite	Cu6Hg3Sb4S12	1,854.84
58.07 % Sb	Gudmundite #	FeSbS	209.66
24.95 % Sb	Guettardite	Pb(Sb,As)2S4	536.82
16.05 % Sb	Hakite	(Cu,Hg)3(Sb,As)(Se,S)3	606.78
8.03 % Sb	Hauchecornite #	Ni9Bi(Sb,Bi)S8	1,137.28
2.90 % Sb	Hemloite	(As,Sb)2(Ti,V,Fe,Al)12O23OH	1,050.40
32.11 % Sb	Heteromorphite #	Pb7Sb8S19	3,033.65
15.47 % Sb	Hexatestibiopanickelite	(Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb)	196.76
15.94 % Sb	Hiarneite !	(Ca,Mn,Na)2(Zr,Mn+++)5(Sb,Ti,Fe)2O16	916.77
5.64 % Sb	Holtite	Al6(Al,Ta)(BO3)[(SiO4,SbO4,AsO4)]3(O,OH)3	2,589.58
28.52 % Sb	Horobetsuite *	(Bi,Sb)2S3	426.93
24.20 % Sb	Horsfordite ?	Cu5Sb	503.03
10.64 % Sb	IMA2009-037	Fe+++Cu++(As,Sb)O4	286.02
11.68 % Sb	Incaite	Pb4Sn4FeSb2S15	2,083.98
54.48 % Sb	Ingersonite	Ca3Mn++Sb+++++4O14	882.79
10.69 % Sb	Insizwaite	Pt(Bi,Sb)2	569.43
15.57 % Sb	Isomertieite	Pd11Sb2As2	1,563.96

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