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Spinel
Spinel Spi*nel", Spinelle Spi*nelle", n. [F. spinelle, or LL. spinellus, perhaps from L. spina a thorn, a prickle, in allusion to its pointed crystals.] (Min.) 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. Note: The spinel group includes spinel proper, also magnetite, chromite, franklinite, gahnite, etc., all of which may be regarded as composed of a sesquioxide and a protoxide in equal proportions.
Spinel
Spinel Spin"el, n. Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle; unwrought inkle. --Knight.

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- Spinel (/spɪˈnɛl, ˈspɪnəl/) is the magnesium/aluminium member of the larger spinel group of minerals. It has the formula MgAl 2O 4 in the cubic crystal...
- The spinels are any of a class of minerals of general formulation AB 2X 4 which crystallise in the cubic (isometric) crystal system, with the X anions...
- Spinelly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrée Spinelly (1877–1966), French actress Thomas Spinelly, English diplomat Spinelli...
- The Samarian Spinel is a 500-carat (100 g) spinel gemstone that is the largest of its kind in the world. It is part of the Iranian Crown Jewels. It and...
- The Black Prince's Ruby is a large, irregular cabochon red spinel weighing 170 carats (34 g) set in the cross pattée above the Cullinan II diamond at the...
- Andrée Spinelly (1887–1966), often known simply as Spinelly, was a French stage actress. She also appeared in several films. She emerged as a major music...
- "Tribute to the World") is an unfaceted, 352.54-carat (71 g) polished red spinel set in a necklace. It is named after the ruler Timur, founder of the Timurid...
- the host of Radio Plus show MDR . Brandon Spinelly on Instagram Brandon Spinelly on Facebook "Brandon Spinelly : Monsieur Talkshow". Defimedia.Info. 16...
- oxynitride (AlON), magnesium aluminate spinel (spinel), and single crystal aluminum oxide (sapphire). Aluminium oxynitride spinel (Al23O27N5), abbreviated as AlON...
- manganese oxide-based cathodes is LiMn 2O 4, a cation ordered member of the spinel structural family (space group Fd3m). In addition to containing inexpensive...