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Spinel On Clinohumite

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Spinel On Clinohumite

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Description
Locality: 
Trinidad Mine, Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 2.6 × 1 cm
Description

Beautiful dark purple spinel crystals on clinohumite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spinel

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

Clinohumite

Formula: 
Mg9(SiO4)4F2
Strunz: 
9.AF.55
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
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