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Spinel
- An Phu quarry
- Luc Yen
- Yenbai Province
- Vietnam
- 5.3 × 3.8 × 2.0 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
Spinel is a magnesium aluminum oxide, typically in octahedral crystals. The name spinel comes from the French spinelle for thorn (or point) alluding to the six points of an octahedron. Spinel here forms a flattened octahedron, 13 × 10 × 3 mm in marble matrix. This particular crystal does not show obvious twinning, which is usually the case for such flattened crystals.
From the collection of E.R. Laskowski (1949-2020). Laskowski acquired this specimen from in 2006; a label from Laskowski accompanies the specimen.
Price: $125
Item code: MS1811
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