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Spinel

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Description
Locality: 
Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Hunza District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 2.3 × 2.3 cm
Description

A piece of sugary white marble has a band of large gemmy blue spinel crystals through the middle.

There are seven crystals visible on the matrix, the best being 9 mm across

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spinel

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