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Apuanite & Versiliaite

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Apuanite & Versiliaite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Buca Della Vena Mine, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5.5 × 5.5 cm
Description

Black crystallized masses of apuanite and versilaite inmatrix from the type locality.

Rich specimen obtained 1985

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Apuanite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+4Sb3+4O12S
Strunz: 
4.JA.25
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Buca della Vena Mine, Ponte Stazzemese, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Versiliaite

Formula: 
(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Zn)₈(Sb³⁺,Fe³⁺,As³⁺)₁₆O₃₂S²⁻₁.₃
Group Parent: 
Trippkeite Group