Goldschmidt Classification: chalcophile

Sulfur-loving; easily combining with sulfur or another chalcogen; low affinity for oxygen.

Sulfuryellow sintered microcrystals

Copperred-orange metallic luster

Zincsilver-gray

Galliumsilvery blue

Germaniumgrayish-white

Arsenicmetallic grey

Seleniumgrey metallic-looking, red, and vitreous black allotropes

Silverlustrous white metal

Cadmiumsilvery bluish-gray metallic

Indiumsilvery lustrous gray

Tinsilvery-white (beta); gray (alpha)

Antimonysilvery lustrous gray

Telluriumsilvery lustrous gray (crystalline); brown-black powder (amorphous)

Mercuryshiny, silvery liquid

Thalliumsilvery white

Leadmetallic gray

Bismuthlustrous brownish silver

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