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Spinel

Steven Phillips collection
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Description
Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.4 × 0.5 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with some very nice, gem blue spinel crystals (possibly gahnite) in matrix from Sterling Hill. From the Steve Phillips collection of Franklin District micromounts and rarities. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spinel

Formula: 
MgAl2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0

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