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  Antimony pollution in China - PubMed

  201241 · Antimony (Sb) is ubiquitous throughout the environment as a result of natural processes and human activities. In China, superlarge-, large and medium-sized Sb deposits are concentrated in the Guangxi (34.4%), Hunan (21.2%), Yunnan (12.2%) and Guizhou (10.2%) provinces. Due to Sb mining and smelting processes, large quantities of …

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  It's Elemental - The Element Antimony

  Antimony has been known since ancient times. It is sometimes found free in nature, but is usually obtained from the ores stibnite (Sb 2 S 3) and valentinite (Sb 2 O 3 ). Nicolas Lémery, a French chemist, was the first person to scientifically study antimony and its compounds. He published his findings in 1707.

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  Antimony - USGS Publications Warehouse

  The U.S. Government has considered antimony to be a critical mineral mainly because of its use in military applications. The great majority of the world’s antimony comes from China, and much of the remainder is shipped to China for smelting. Antimony resources are unevenly distributed around the world.

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  Antimony Element Properties and Information - Chemical …

  2022912 · Antimony is a chemical element with the symbol Sb and atomic number 51. Know about Uses, facts, Physical, Chemical Properties and Information.

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  Antimony | Umicore

  History Stibnite, the antimony sulphide Sb2S3, was known in ancient times. A cast antimony vase dating back to 4000 BC has been found in Chaldea, and antimony-coated copper articles were used in Egypt between 2500 and 2200 BC. Antimony became widely used in the Middle Ages, mainly to harden lead for type.

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  Mineral Resource of the Month: Antimony

  2018511 · The United States produces antimony as a by-product at only one silver mine in Idaho. The abundance of antimony is estimated to be about 0.2 parts per million, placing it in the bottom fifth among the chemical elements found in the Earth 's crust. It is more abundant than silver or mercury, but less abundant than iodine.

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  Antimony (Sb) - Periodic Table

  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Antimony is a chemical element with symbol Sb (from Latin:stibium) and atomic number 51. A lustrous gray metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite (Sb2S3). Antimony compounds have been known since ancient times and were used for cosmetics; metallic antimony was also known, but it was …

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  Antimony (Sb) - Periodic Table

  Antimony (Sb) Antimony is the 51st element in the periodic table and has a symbol of Sb and atomic number of 51. It has an atomic weight of 121.760 and a mass number of 121. Antimony has fifty-one protons and seventy neutrons in its nucleus, and fifty-one electrons in five shells. It is located in group fifteen, period five and block p of the ...

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  Antimony speciation in the environment: Recent advances in ...

  201911 · Abstract Antimony (Sb) is a toxic metalloid, and its pollution has become a global environmental problem as a result of its extensive use and corresponding Sb-mining activities. The toxicity and mobility of Sb strongly depend on its chemical speciation. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the biogeochemical processes (including …

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