Antimony-bearing Silver

(Ag,Sb)
Also known as
  • Antimonian Silver
Variety of
Native Silver
Native SilverAg

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
51SbAntimonyAntimony1121.760121.760
53.02%
47AgSilverSilver1107.868107.868
46.98%
Total229.628100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From Mindat formula

Synonyms

  • Antimonian Silver

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 1912Guertler (1912) Metallographie. Berlin: 1: 769.
  2. 1931Broderick, S. J., Ehret, W. F. (1931) An X-Ray Study of the Alloys of Silver with Bismuth, Antimony and Arsenic. II. The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 35 (11). 3322-3329 doi:10.1021/j150329a017DOI: 10.1021/j150329a017
  3. 1940Peacock (1940) University of Toronto Studies, Geology Series: 44: 31.
  4. 1944Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Antimony-bearing Silver — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/antimony-bearing-silver-32725},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}