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9 Fast Facts About Antimony 51 Atomic Number From the Greek word anti plus monos - "a metal not found alone" Can be used in: • semi-conductor technology • batteries • tracer bullets • cable sheathing It is toxic Burns brilliantly when heated with the formation of white fumes Extremely brittle metal of a flaky, crystalline texture Delivering Value to the Mining Industry References: www.webelements.com/antimony www.usgs.gov ©2014 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. All rights reserved. www.thermoscientific.com/mining Found in over 100 mineral species Stibnite, a sulfide mineral and the main source of antimony Silvery lustrous grey and semi- metallic Poor conductor of heat and electricity
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9 Fast Facts About Antimony
51Atomic Number
From the Greek word antiplus monos - "a metal not found alone"
Can be used in: • semi-conductor
technology • batteries • tracer bullets• cable sheathing
It is toxic
Burns brilliantly
when heated with the
formation of white fumes
Extremely brittle metal of a flaky, crystalline texture
Delivering Value to the Mining IndustryReferences:www.webelements.com/antimony www.usgs.gov
©2014 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. All rights reserved. www.thermoscientific.com/mining
Found in over 100 mineral species
Stibnite, a sulfide mineral and the main source of antimony
Silvery lustrous grey
and semi-metallic
Poor conductor of
heat and electricity
