Black Spinel 4x6mm Irregular Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Black Spinel 4x6mm Irregular Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 InchSpinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide, and comes in a range of other colors, but those varieties are transparent. Black Spinel not only has the dark color, but it is opaque as well, rendering its black especially deep and mysterious. Sometimes called the "Black Prince's Ruby" for its role in the English crown. It has been mistaken for ruby and sapphire at times, but can be distinguished by its structure and its lower relative hardness.

Its name derives from the Sinhalese word “turamali

Its needle to like inclusions of hematite are iridescent red

Pietersite is composed of Tiger Eye

Sodalite is named for its sodium content and may be classified as a feldspathoid

Stone Type: Petrified Wood Agate

The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stone’s color

but also for industrial purposes from watch gears and scientific instruments to sandpaper and other abrasives

a mineralogist and jeweler

Rose Quartz is said to be the Stone of Unconditional Love

angular fragments

Black Opal is a naturally occurring variety of precious opal mined in Australia

Ocean Jasper is said to be the Stone of Compassion