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Apuanite Mineral Data
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General Apuanite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Fe++Fe+++4Sb+++4O12S |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 990.29 gm |
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Iron 28.20 % Fe 7.26 % FeO / 32.25 % Fe2O3 |
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Antimony 49.18 % Sb 58.87 % Sb2O3 |
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Sulfur 3.24 % S 3.24 % S2- |
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- % S -1.62 % -O=S |
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Oxygen 19.39 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+Fe3+4Sb4O12S |
| Environment: |
In an iron deposit in barite formed by low-grade metasomatic processes at the contact between phyllites and dolostones. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1978 |
| Locality: |
Buca della Vena mine, northeast of Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Apuanite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 100541 |
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PDF 33-642 |
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