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"Spinel" Definition

noun

A hard, variously colored mineral with composition MgAl2O4, having usually octahedral crystals and occurring in igneous and carbonate rocks. The red variety is valued as a gem and is sometimes confused with ruby.
Any of a group of minerals that are oxides of magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese, or aluminum.
A hard crystalline mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum that varies from colorless to ruby red to black and is used as a gem.
Any of a group of minerals that are essentially oxides of magnesium, ferrous iron, zinc, or manganese.