Photo: Jasperox · CC BY 3.0

Spinel, high-pressure modification of olivin, nesosilicate mineral

Properties

Chemical formula

SiMg₂O₄

Group

Silicates

Crystal system

Cubic

Hardness (Mohs)

—

Color

Blue

Luster

—

Streak

—

Density

—

Cleavage

—

Fracture

—

Tenacity

—

Crystal habit

—

Transparency

—

Space group

Fd-3m

Fluorescence

—

Magnetism

—

Radioactivity

—

Refractive index

—

Optical character

—

Birefringence

—

Pleochroism

—

Strunz classification

9.AC.15

Dana classification

51.3.3.1

IMA status

Approved mineral and/or valid name (A)

IMA symbol

Rwd

Locality

🇦🇺 Tenham meteorite

Type locality

—

Discovery year

—

Source: Wikidata