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Spinel

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Description
Locality: 
San Vito Quarry, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius, Naples, Campania, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 3.8 × 2.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

Black, sharp spinel crystal  3mm across on matrix, associated with rich, brown, platy phlogopite crystals up to 2 mm across from San Vito Quarry, Ercolano, Vesuvius, Italy. 

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Spinel

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

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