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  • Antimony: Properties, Minerals & Chemical Element (Sb)
    Antimony is a metalloid, which means it has properties of both metals and nonmetals. It's not classified as a mineral group, but rather a chemical element with the symbol Sb.

    While antimony itself isn't a mineral group, it forms a number of minerals, often as sulfides. Some of these include:

    * Stibnite (Sb2S3): The most common antimony mineral, it is the primary ore for antimony production.

    * Valentinite (Sb2O3): An oxide mineral of antimony.

    * Senarmontite (Sb2O3): Another oxide mineral of antimony, with a different crystal structure than valentinite.

    * Kermesite (Sb2S2O): A sulfide-oxide mineral of antimony.

    So, while antimony isn't a mineral group itself, it's a key component in a variety of important mineral species.

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