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...
16 KB (1,537 words) - 13:47, 16 June 2024
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...
15 KB (1,943 words) - 11:13, 15 July 2024
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...
2 KB (174 words) - 19:36, 23 May 2024
Spinelly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrée Spinelly (1877–1966), French actress Thomas Spinelly, English diplomat Spinelli...
515 bytes (64 words) - 20:51, 2 October 2023
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...
2 KB (103 words) - 14:24, 22 June 2024
Black Prince's Ruby (category Individual spinels)
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...
7 KB (921 words) - 12:26, 25 August 2024
oxynitride (AlON), magnesium aluminate spinel (spinel), and single crystal aluminum oxide (sapphire). Aluminium oxynitride spinel (Al23O27N5), abbreviated as AlON...
58 KB (7,750 words) - 18:57, 28 August 2024
Iossif Aronovich Spinel (Russian: Иосиф Аронович Шпинель) (September 25 (7 October)1892, Bila Tserkva, Kiev Governorate, now Ukraine — 2 July 1980, Moscow)...
8 KB (1,018 words) - 11:36, 8 November 2024
The Spinel of the Great Imperial Crown (Russian: Шпинель Большой императорской короны) or Menshikov Ruby (Russian: Рубин Меншикова) is a historical gemstone...
28 KB (2,975 words) - 20:32, 6 November 2024
Timur ruby (redirect from Timur spinel)
"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...
7 KB (776 words) - 08:38, 9 October 2024