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Ferropicotite
An Fe
2+
-bearing (ferroan) variety of
spinel
.
Structural context
Spinel
Crystal System
isometric
Crystal Class
hexoctahedral
Space Group
Fd-3m
Chemical context
Stoichiometric formulas
Ferropicotite
mindat.org
March 13, 2023
(Mg,Fe)Al
2
O
4
mineralogy.rocks
Aug. 30, 2022
(Mg,Fe
2+
)Al
2
O
4
Spinel
mindat.org
March 13, 2023
MgAl
2
O
4
IMA
March 13, 2023
MgAl
2
O
4
mineralogy.rocks
Aug. 30, 2022
MgAl
2
O
4
Physical properties
Color
Color entities, recognized using a custom trained NER model
Color note
Original color note from the source
Black, blue, red, violet , green, brown, pink
Streak
Streak entities, recognized using a custom trained NER model
greyish white
Streak note
Original streak note from the source
Greyish white
Lustre
Vitreous
Fracture
Irregular/Uneven
Splintery
Conchoidal
Transparency
Transparent
Translucent
Tenacity
brittle
Hardness
7.5—8
Measured density
3.6—4.1
Calculated density
3.578
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