| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Vietnam > Spinel (Spinel-Law Twin) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 61434 |
| Mineral: | Spinel (Spinel-Law Twin) |
| Locality: | Sungate Mine, An Phu, Luc Yen, Yen Bai Province, Vietnam |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent-to-translucent red spinel crystals that are twinned on the octahedral {111} plane following the Spinel Law of isometric twinning. The twin plane is distinctly visible on the edges of the spinel crystals. |
| Overall Size: | 32x24x10 mm |
| Crystals: | 1-26 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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