Antimony                        Mineral Group: NATIVE ELEMENTS
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Antimony is not very common. It is found in a number of other minerals, mainly stibnite.

Antimony is used to make metal alloys like lead harder. it is also used to make materials like clothes flame retardent.
 

Antimony is usually silvery white and soft.

 

SPECIMEN ORIGIN: Nova Scotia, CANADA

 


 

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