Spinel

Item Description

Spinel is another gem that comes in a great range of colors. Most people are familiar with the Ruby Spinels, but a large percentage of Spinels out there are not red. It is an attractive, SI, pinkish-purple color, "Step Oval" cut gemstone. The stone is attractive for a purple Spinel, and is not a "grey" shade despite what the photos might indicate. It is difficult to find superb quality Spinels, because they're usually very dark (almost black) or very included. Due to the political upheaval in southeast, it appears that these stones will soon be very very hard to come across and the days of the good Spinels may be dwindling.