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| Name: | Spinel Spl |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #226: Spinel Vietnam  #227: Spinel / Diopside Morogoro Region, Tanzania |
| IMA Chemistry: | MgAl2O4 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Spinel contains elements: Magnesium (Mg) Aluminum (Al) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | unknown |
| Year First Published: | 0 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Mineral name has been known since antiquity and predates any formal descriptive publication |
| Structural Group Name: | Spinel |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | spinel |
| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4700 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 7.75 |
| Diaphaneity: | 1.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.863 |
| Dispersion: | 0.02 |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Spinel (Wiki) Search Mindat: Spinel Search Web Mineral DB: Spinel |
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