Spinel
Espinela, Spinell, Spinelle, Spinelli, Шпинель, スピネル, 尖晶石, ספינל
Espinela, Spinell, Spinelle, Spinelli, Шпинель, スピネル, 尖晶石, ספינל
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: MgAl2O4
Mineral Class: Oxides Crystal System: cubic Mohs Scale: 8 Density (g/cm3): 3.57 - 3.72 Cleavage: restricted Colors: colorless, all colors except yellow Luster: vitreous Fluorescence: red Spinel: red, blue Spinel: slightly reddish or green, green Spinel: slightly reddish Pleochroism: - Largest rough Spinel (red): >52 kg (Mahenge / Arusha / Tansania) Deposits: worldwide Discovery: ? 1st Description: 1944 |
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Spinel
Weight: 1.20 ct Origin: Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com, Brad Payne. |
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Spinel
Weight: 3.25 ct Origin: Tunduru / Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.multicolour.com, David Weinberg. |
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Spinel
Origin: Myanmar Weight: 1.27 ct Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky. |
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Spinel
Weight: 2.24 ct Origin: Tunduru / Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.multicolour.com, David Weinberg. |
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Spinel
Weight: 2.27 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com, John & Donna Rhoads. |
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Spinel Mineral
Origin: Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky. |
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Spinel
Weight: 2.13 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com, Donna & John Rhoads. |
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Spinel Mineral
Origin: Man Sin Area / Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.crystal-treasure.com, Sieghard Ellenberger. |
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Spinel
Weight: 7.27 ct Origin: Mahenge / Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.multicolour.com, David Weinberg. |
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Spinel Mineral
Size: 2.0 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm Origin: Pein Pyit / Mogok / Mandalay / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.mineralzone.com, Dr. Marcus J. Origlieri. |
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Spinel
Weight: 5.78 ct Origin: Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Photo: Ken Larsen. |
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Spinel
Weight: 0.68 ct Origin: Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky. |
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Spinel Mineral
Origin: Man Sin Area / Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.crystal-treasure.com, Sieghard Ellenberger. |
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Spinel
Weight: 2.21 ct Origin: Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky. |
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Spinel
Weight: 1.77 ct Origin: Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © http://www.gemfrance.com, Dr. Laurent Sikirdji. |
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Spinel
Weight: 1.51 ct Origin: Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com, John & Donna Rhoads. |
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Spinel Mineral
Size: 2 cm Origin: Krtutii / Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © Jan-Henrik Meyer. |
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Spinel
Weight: 5.08 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.multicolour.com, David Weinberg. |
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Spinel Mineral
Origin: Kuch-i-Lal / Pamir Mts. / Tajikistan Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky. |
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Spinel
Weight: 3.05 ct Origin: Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.bkkgemstones.com, Trent Anderson. |
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Spinel Mineral
Origin: Man Sin area / Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.crystal-treasure.com, Sieghard Ellenberger. |
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Spinel Mineral
Origin: Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.cs.cmu.edu/~adg/adg-piimages.html, Alan Guisewite. |
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Spinel Mineral
Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.edelsteine.at, Wiener Edelsteinzentrum. |
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Spinel Mineral
Origin: Kaiiado District / Rift Valley Province / Kenya Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky. |
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Spinel
Weight: 2.10 ct Origin: Tunduru / Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.multicolour.com, David Weinberg. |
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Spinel
Weight: 1.44 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.multicolour.com, David Weinberg. |
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Spinel
Weight: 3.75 ct Origin: Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com, Dr. Laurent Sikirdji. |
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Spinel
Weight: 2.18 ct Origin: Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.bkkgemstones.com, Trent Anderson. |
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Spinel
Weight: 0.60 ct Origin: Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky. |
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Spinel
Weight: 2.12 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com, Brad Payne. |
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Spinel Mineral
Size: 4.3 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm Origin: Aldan Shield / Yakutia / Russia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky. |
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Spinel
Weight: 1.47 ct Origin: Tunduru / Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.multicolour.com, David Weinberg. |
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Spinel
Weight: 2.16 ct Origin: Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.bkkgemstones.com, Trent Anderson. |
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Spinel
Weight: 0.96 ct Origin: Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.bkkgemstones.com, Trent Anderson. |
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Spinel color change
Weight: 14.06 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com, John & Donna Rhoads. |
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Spinel color change
Weight: 4.16 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com, John & Donna Rhoads. |
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Spinel color change
Weight: 1.55 ct Origin: Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.bkkgemstones.com, Trent Anderson. |
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Star Spinel
Weight: 30.47 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com, John Rhoads. |
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