Jedi spinel
A variety of Spinel
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Colour:
bright neon pinkish red to reddish pink
A variety of Spinel
The spinel samples from Man Sin in Myanmar, with their bright neon pinkish red to reddish pink color being recognized as “Jedi” spinel by Myanmar and Thai jewelers.
The spinel samples from Man Sin in Myanmar, with their bright neon pinkish red to reddish pink color being recognized as “Jedi” spinel by Myanmar and Thai jewelers.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
470412 (as Jedi spinel)
3729 (as Spinel)
3729 (as Spinel)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:470412:2 (as Jedi spinel)
mindat:1:1:3729:3 (as Spinel)
mindat:1:1:3729:3 (as Spinel)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
db0d2d97-a4a5-4b0d-8e24-8cc953252fd5 (as Jedi spinel)
45b8e899-368d-4230-98f2-408c51dd5cd4 (as Spinel)
45b8e899-368d-4230-98f2-408c51dd5cd4 (as Spinel)
Physical Properties of Jedi spinel
Colour:
bright neon pinkish red to reddish pink
Comment:
The bright neon pinkish red and reddish pin color of “Jedi” spinels from Man Sin in Myanmar is due to their high content of Cr, V, Zn, Ti, and a minuscule amount of the chromogenic factor Fe. The high content of the chromogenic factor Cr gives the spinel a red hue, and the presence of the chromogenic factor V gives it an orange hue. The presence of Zn and Ti compensates for the crystal structure and enhances the reflection of visible light in the blue-violet region, which, when mixed with visible red light, gives the spinel a pinkish hue.
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Jedi spinel
Reference List:
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Zhao, Longpei, Geng Li, and Liqun Weng. (2022) "Gemological and Spectroscopic Characteristics of “Jedi” Spinel from Man Sin, Myanmar" Minerals 12, no. 11: 1359. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12111359
Gao, Y., He, M., Sun, X., Zhen, C., Li, H., Wei, X., & Zhao, Y. (2023). Jedi Spinel from Man Sin, Myanmar: Color, Inclusion, and Chemical Features. Crystals, 13(1), 103.
Internet Links for Jedi spinel
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Localities for Jedi spinel
Locality List
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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| Zhao, Longpei, Geng Li, and Liqun Weng. (2022) "Gemological and Spectroscopic Characteristics of “Jedi” Spinel from Man Sin, Myanmar" Minerals 12, no. 11: 1359. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12111359 Gao, Y., He, M., Sun, X., Zhen, C., Li, H., Wei, X., & Zhao, Y. (2023). Jedi Spinel from Man Sin, Myanmar: Color, Inclusion, and Chemical Features. Crystals, 13(1), 103. |