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Spinel, oxide mineral

Properties

Chemical formula

ZnAl₂O₄

Group

Oxides

Crystal system

Cubic

Hardness (Mohs)

—

Color

Green

Luster

—

Streak

Grey

Density

—

Cleavage

—

Fracture

—

Tenacity

—

Crystal habit

—

Transparency

—

Space group

Fd-3m

Fluorescence

—

Magnetism

—

Radioactivity

—

Refractive index

—

Optical character

—

Birefringence

—

Pleochroism

—

Strunz classification

4.BB.05

Dana classification

7.2.1.4

IMA status

Grandfathered mineral (G)

IMA symbol

Ghn

Locality

🇸🇪 Falun Mine

Type locality

—

Discovery year

—

Source: Wikidata