solid state chemistry: any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as 1
A mineral occuring in octahedrons of great hardness and various colors, as red, green, blue, brown, and black, the red variety being the gem spinel ruby
It consist essentially of alumina and magnesia, but commonly contains iron and sometimes also chromium
Mineral composed of magnesium aluminum oxide (MgAl2O4). Also called magnesia spinel, its colour, due to various impurities, ranges from blood-red to blue, green, brown, and colourless. Spinel is found in basic igneous rocks, granite pegmatites, and contact metamorphic limestone deposits, often in association with corundum. Synthetic spinel has been manufactured since the early 20th century for use as imitation gem stones. Spinel may also refer more broadly to any of various mineral oxides of magnesium, iron, zinc, or manganese in combination with aluminum, chromium, or iron
a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones