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| The natural sulfide of antimony was known and used in Biblical times as medicine and as a cosmetic. Antimony in its elemental form is a silvery white, brittle crystalline solid that exhibits poor electrical and heat conductivity properties. Commercial forms of antimony are generally ingots, broken pieces, granules, and cast cake. Other forms are powder, shot, and single crystals.
Estimates of the abundance of antimony in the Earth's crust range from 0.2 to 0.5 parts per million. Antimony is chalcophile, occurring with sulfur and the heavy metals, lead, copper, and silver. Over a hundred minerals of antimony are found in nature. Stibnite (Sb2S3) is the predominant ore mineral of antimony. The most important use of antimony metal is as a hardener in lead for storage batteries. The metal also finds applications in solders and other alloys. Antimony trioxide is the most important of the antimony compounds and is primarily used in flame-retardant formulations. These flame-retardant applications include such markets as children's clothing, toys, aircraft and automobile seat covers. |
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Annual Publications
- Antimony
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| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |2007 | 2008| - Appendixes
- Antimony
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| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | - Archive
| 1932-1993 |
Quarterly Publications
- Antimony
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2008: | First Quarter | Second Quarter |
2007: | Second Quarter | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter |
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2007: | Second Quarter | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter |
Special Publications
- Antimony Recycling in the United States in 2000
Circular 1196-Q - Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States
Data Series 140 - Metal Prices in the United States through 1998
- Antimony (PDF)
- Mineral Commodity Profiles: Antimony
OF-03-019
Contact
- USGS Mineral Commodity Specialist
James F. Carlin, Jr.
Phone: 703-648-4985
Fax: 703-648-7757
Email: jcarlin@usgs.gov
