# Apuanite

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{{Short description|Antimonite mineral}}
{{Infobox mineral
| name        = Apuanite
| image       = Apuanite.jpg
| caption     = Cubic apuanite crystal found at its type locality
| formula     = Fe{{sup|2+}}Fe{{sup|3+}}{{sub|4}}Sb{{sup|3+}}{{sub|4}}O{{sub|12}}S
| IMAsymbol   = Apu
| color       = Black
| mohs        = 4-5
| luster      = Metallic
| diaphaneity = Opaque
| gravity     = 5.33
| density     = 5.33 g/cm3 (Measured)<br/>5.22 g/cm3 (Calculated)
}}

'''Apuanite''' ([IMA](/source/International_Mineralogical_Association) [symbol](/source/List_of_mineral_symbols): [Apu](/source/List_of_mineral_symbols)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Warr|first=L.N.|date=2021|title=IMA-CNMNC approved mineral symbols|journal=Mineralogical Magazine|volume=85|issue=3 |pages=291–320|doi=10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |bibcode=2021MinM...85..291W |s2cid=235729616 |doi-access=free}}</ref>) is a rare [iron](/source/iron) [antimony](/source/antimony) mineral with the chemical formula Fe{{sup|2+}}Fe{{sup|3+}}{{sub|4}}Sb{{sup|3+}}{{sub|4}}O{{sub|12}}S whose [type locality](/source/type_locality_(geology)) is the [Province of Lucca](/source/Province_of_Lucca) in [Italy](/source/Italy).<ref>[https://mindat.org/min-285.html Apuanite] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327134635/https://www.mindat.org/min-285.html |date=2019-03-27 }} on [mindat.org](/source/mindat.org)</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [http://webmineral.com/data/Apuanite.shtml Apuanite data sheet]
* [http://handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/apuanite.pdf Apuanite] on the ''Handbook of Mineralogy''

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Category:Iron(II,III) minerals
Category:Antimony minerals
Category:Oxygen compounds
Category:Sulfur(−II) compounds

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