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Spinel

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Description
Locality: 
Morogoro, Uluguru Mountains, Morogoro Region, Tanzania (United Republic)
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.5 × 2.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.80cm
Description

A huge spinel cluster with beautiful pink spinel crystals up to 18 mm.

Certainly an important specimen for the region.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spinel

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