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Spinel

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Spinel

Former coll. Christian Mavris
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Pollena Trocchia, Monte Somma, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3.4 × 3.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Weight: 
44.00gr
Description

Matrix specimen of pitch black spinel var. pleonaste in whiteish skarn matrix. Spinel displays textbook octahedral habitus, very lustrous, almost mirror like. Associated to tiny olive green, gemmy humite. 

A classic Italian oldtimer, now the locality is a major landfill and impossible to access. Photography grade material, insane color contrast!

My first Vesuvius spinel, dated back to 2001.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spinel

Formula: 
MgAl2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0

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