Cochise College          Photos of Minerals

                          Geology Home Page                

                          Roger Weller, geology instructor

                          [email protected]
                                  copyright 2010-R.Weller

Mineral Information on:
stibarsen

Chemical Group:  arsenide

Chemical Formula:   SbAs

Color:       white, reddish gray; tarnishes gray                            

Streak:     gray

Hardness:    3 to 4             Specific Gravity:   5.8- 6.2              

Opaque

Luster: metallic

Cleavage:

Crystal Forms:  Trigonal System

Habit: botryoidal

Mineral Associations:

Identifying Characteristics:

Uses:

Occurrences:   found in hydrothermal veins and pegmatites

Toxicity:      when-swallowed-                            when inhaled-

Additional Information: