6803 - Spinel

At-A-Glance

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6803

Mineral Name

Spinel

Chemical Formula

MgAl2O4

Subcollection

Carl '64 and Edna S64 Heimowitz Purchase
Specimen Number
S100/234/x.x.x

Well terminated octahedral crystal of ruby red spinel in matrix of white marble. Crystal is 3/16'' x 3/16'', and sample is 7/8'' x 11/16'' x 15/16''

Geographic Origin

Original Attributed Locality
Mogok, Burma