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Spinel & Clinohumite

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Spinel & Clinohumite

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Description
Locality: 
Plains of Juanar, Sierra Blanca, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Weight: 
23.00gr
Description

Very rare blue spinel and clinohumite from this classic Spanish locality.

Possibly this is the only one site for blue spinel in Europe.

The piece was lightly treated with acid to show spinels

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

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