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Spinel Var Spinel Law

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Spinel Var Spinel Law

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Description
Locality: 
Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay, Myanmar (former Burma)
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.5 × 0.2 cm
Description

Red transparent crystals of spinel with rounded edges and corners and intense resinous lustre, with a beautiful contact twin on {111}.

Acquired in 1987, it is the specimen #248 of the collection of Dr. Bob Janssens.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spinel

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

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