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Sign in to savethumb|Polyhedral representation of spinel MgAl2O4 Spinel () is the magnesium/aluminium member of the larger spinel group of minerals. It has the formula in the cubic crystal system. Its name comes from the Latin word , a diminutive form of spine, in reference to its pointed crystals.
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Spinel is a mineral made of magnesium and aluminum with a cubic crystal structure, named after its characteristically pointed crystals. It belongs to a larger family of minerals that share similar chemical and structural properties.
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Key facts
- Mineral.boxtextcolor
- White
- Mineral.boxbgcolor
- cb236b
- Mineral.name
- Spinel
- Mineral.image
- Calcite-Spinel-dtn37a.jpg
- Mineral.imagesize
- 260px
- Mineral.caption
- Small spinel crystal on top of a white calcite from Mogok, Myanmar, measuring 1.5 × 1.1 × 1 cm in size
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Spl
- Mineral.strunz
- 4.BB.05
- Mineral.system
- Cubic
- Mineral.class
- Hextetrahedral (3m)H–M symbol: (3m)
- Mineral.symmetry
- (No. 216)
- Mineral.unit cell
- a = 8.0898(9) Å;
- Mineral.color
- Various: red, pink, blue, lavender / violet, dark green, brown, black, clear
- Mineral.habit
- Octahedral or flat triangular plates caused by twinning
- Mineral.twinning
- common
- Mineral.cleavage
- None
- Mineral.fracture
- Conchoidal
- Mineral.mohs
- 7.5–8.0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- oxyspinel group
- Named after
- spinose structure
- Image
- Spinel2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Spinel
- chemical formula
- MgAl₂O₄
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 4.BB.05
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 4.BB.05
- crystal system
- cubic crystal system
- Mohs' hardness
- 8
- streak color
- white
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Spl
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- IV/B.01a
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