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  1. A spinel is any of a group of `mixed oxide' 
  2. minerals consisting mainly of the oxides of 
  3. magnesium and aluminium, MgAl2O4 and 
  4. FeAl2O4. Spinels crystallize in the cubic 
  5. system, forming octahedral crystals. 
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  7. Subject by: Vince Pike
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