Talk:Stibnite

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[edit] Metal ??

This mineral is described as a source of "the rare metal antimony". Is it appropriate to describe antimony as a metal? Although it has some metallic properties, I thought it belonged to the same group as phosphorus and arsenic.Mike Shepherd 20:43, 27 August 2007 (UTC)(Antimony is a Metalloid, The only reasons is its Reactivity-non-metallic.


I changed the wording from metal to metalloid. --Kevmin 21:40, 27 August 2007 (UTC)