General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Ag3Sb
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 445.35 gm)
Silver 72.66 % Ag
Antimony 27.34 % Sb
Empirical Formula:
Ag3Sb
Name Origin:
From the Greek, meaning "bad alloy."
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[001] Good, [011] Good
Color:
gray, yellow, black, or silver white.
Density:
9.4 - 10, Average = 9.69
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline., Scaly - Morphology like fish scales., Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.
Hardness:
3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Flourite
Luminescence:
None.
Luster:
Metallic
Streak:
silver white
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