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Spinel from Ketuti, Mahenge, Tanzania

 
Spinel from Ketuti, Mahenge, Tanzania

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Spinel from Ketuti, Mahenge, Tanzania

DESCRIPTION:No. 48229
Mineral:Spinel
Locality:Ketuti, Mahenge, Tanzania
Description:Parallel group of bright-pink transparent octahedral spinel crystal with lustrous faces that exhibit layered growth-hillock crystallization patterns throughout. The spinel crystals fluoresce red under UV illumination.
Overall Size:13x11x10 mm
Crystals:5-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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