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Spinel from Mayote Mine, Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania

 
Spinel from Mayote Mine, Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania

Spinel from Mayote Mine, Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Spinel from Mayote Mine, Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania

DESCRIPTION:No. 50672
Mineral:Spinel
Locality:Mayote Mine, Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania
Description:Cluster of translucent pink octahedral spinel crystals with flat faces that have partially etched luster. Not the unusual hole in one crystal where the spinel grew around a calcite crystal that dissolved away.
Overall Size:3x2.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:6-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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