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Spinel & Diopside

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Spinel & Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
MacDonald Island, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut Territory, Canada
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 2 × 1.7 cm
Description

A cluster of well developed dark blue spinel crystals with diopside crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spinel

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

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
white