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Spinel from
Epanko (Ipanko), Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania


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Spinel

Epanko, Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
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Spinel

Epanko, Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
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Spinel

Epanko, Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
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Spinel

Epanko, Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
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Spinel

Epanko, Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
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Spinel

Epanko, Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
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Spinel

Epanko, Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
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Spinel

Epanko, Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
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Spinel

Epanko, Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
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Spinel

Epanko, Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
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Spinel

Epanko, Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
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Spinel

Epanko, Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Classification
Species:Spinel
Formula:MgAl2O4
Colour:purple, pinkish-purple, brownish-purple, and violet
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
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Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spinel data
Locality Data:Click here to view Epanko (Ipanko), Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:540392
Long-form Identifier:1:3:540392:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spinel
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘMahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘKituti (Ketuti), Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘLukande (Lukanda), Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘRuaha, Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
References
www.fieldgemology.org (2008) http://www.fieldgemology.org/gemology%20tanzania%202005.php
Wu, Jinlin, Sun, Xueying, Ma, Hong, Ning, Peiying, Tang, Na, Ding, Ting, Li, Huihuang, Zhang, Tianyang, Ma, Ying (2023) Purple-Violet Gem Spinel from Tanzania and Myanmar: Inclusion, Spectroscopy, Chemistry, and Color. Minerals, 13 (2) 226 doi:10.3390/min13020226
 
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