spinel group

noun

: a group of mineral oxides including the spinel series and having the general composition AB₂O₄ in which A represents magnesium, ferrous iron, zinc, or manganese or any combination of them and B represents aluminum, ferric iron, or chromium see chromite series, magnetite series

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