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Spinel & Clinohumite

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Spinel & Clinohumite

ex. dealer stock Peter Bosse (Kassel/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Namib Desert, Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm
Description

Nice spinel crystal and clinohumite in matrix

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