Spinel [ MgAl2O4 ]
Images of Spinel
Material properties
| Formulas | (FeII,Mg)(CrIII,Al)2O4, FeIIAl2O4, MgAl2O4 |
| Abbreviation | Spl |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1546 (?) |
| Classification | Spinel (subgroup) |
| Variants | Mg, Fe, Cr, inclusion in steel, Fe2+ |
| Related materials | Cr spinel, Hercynite |
| Luminescence emitters | Cr, Mn, Unspecified, Vacancy |
| Spectra | Luminescence (2), SXES (1) |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Tags | Mineral, Synthetic |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| Al | 2 |
| Mg | 1 |
| O | 4 |
| Total: | 7 |
References for Spinel
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Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSIRO SXES database | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gaft et al. 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Imashuku et al. 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Karakus et al. 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Moore & Karakus 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CSIRO CL spectra 2011 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| CSIRO CL spectra 2016 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ponahlo 1993(b) | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sawai & Uchino 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tarashchan 1978 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Specimens of Spinel
| Name | Owner | Materials | Phase purity | Image | Spectra | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0665 Magnetite | CSIRO | Hematite, Magnetite, Spinel (var. Fe2+) (35.6%) | 35.6 | 0 | — | |
| MgAl2O4 Hyper1-32 Spinel | CSIRO | Spinel | — | 1 | SXES |
