Black Spinel 4x6mm Irregular Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch featured_07202023 Direct from the mines

Direct from the mines

The Peruvian material has a lighter tone of Pink than deposits found in other parts of North and South America

Ancient warriors wore Carnelian for courage and power

Young trees cannot be legally harvested

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Black Spinel 4x6mm Irregular Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch featured_07202023 Direct from the minesSpinel 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.