6500 - Spinel

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6500

Mineral Name

Spinel

Chemical Formula

MgAl2O4

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Phlogopite
Specimen Number
F127

6/234

Spinel, group of very well formed octahedral crystals with phlogopite. Needs cleaning. Spinel law twinning.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine