Assertion: alumina | /r/CapableOf | combine with magnesia
Facets:
value: to form spinel
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Spinel is found as a metamorphic mineral, and also as a primary mineral in rare mafic igneous rocks; in these igneous rocks, the magmas are relatively deficient in alkalis relative to aluminium, and aluminium oxide may form as the mineral corundum or may combine with magnesia to form spinel.