Stibarsen

stibarsen

antimony

arsenic

arsenolite

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Formula: SbAs
Alloy of antimony and arsenic, arsenic group
Crystal System: Trigonal
Specific gravity: 5.8 to 6.2 measured, 6.307 calculated
Hardness: 3 to 4
Streak: Greyish black
Colour: Tin-white tarnishing to grey
Common impurities: Bi,Fe,S
Environments:

Pegmatites
Hydrothermal environments most common

Stibarsen occurs most commonly in hydrothermal veins, but also in pegmatites , associated with arsenic, arsenolite, antimony, kermesite, stibnite, stibiconite, cervantite, sphalerite, siderite, calcite and quartz (HOM).

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