Spinel from Mahenge, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 81643
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Mineral: | Spinel
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Locality: | Mahenge, Morogoro Region, Tanzania |
Description: | Lustrous translucent red spinel crystals in white-gray marble. The spinel crystals are octahedral form, with flat crystal faces that have mottled texture in areas where it crystallized simultaneously with the surrounding marble. The spinel fluoresces bright red under LW UV illumination |
Overall Size: | 25x17x16 mm |
Crystals: | 2-9 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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