Spinel s palette in blue diamond s room and white diamond s room. Our stones have n. It occurs in a variety of colors colorless pink red orange blue purple brown black. Spinel s palette in yellow diamond s room. The only significant use of spinel is as a gemstone.
Spinel is rarely treated or heated. Spinel has long been found in the gemstone bearing gravel of sri lanka and in limestones of the badakshan province in modern day afghanistan and tajikistan. There is only one known treatment for blue spinel called cobalt diffusion and we can easily detect it. Spinel gemstones are priced like most colored gemstones with color clarity cut and size being the four factors to consider. Pure spinel is however colorless but the presence of impurities has made it a gemstone with a wide assortment of colors like pink orange purple green red and blue.
And of mogok in myanmar. Over the last decades gem quality spinels are found in the marbles of lục yên district vietnam mahenge and matombo tanzania tsavo kenya and in the gravels of tunduru tanzania and ilakaka. Pure spinel is colorless but impurities are responsible for the wide range of colors. In ancient times southeast asia s mines yielded exceptional large spinel crystals which became the treasured property of kings and emperors often passing through many hands as spoils of war. Until recently spinel was an underappreciated gem with little consumer recognition.
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Add a photo to this gallery. Spinel with nearly perfectly neutral gray color with only a slightly bluish tinge 24 15 ct. Let s start with color. The deep reds and cobalt blues are the most popular and most expensive colors for spinel with some especially the myanmar reds reaching very high prices. The colors that imitate ruby and sapphire are the most popular along with an orange red color known as flame spinel gem quality red and blue spinels are very rare.The most valuable and desirable spinel color is a deep blood red though blue yellow orange pink and purple colors also make fine gemstones. In recent years the colored stone world has seen a growing appetite for unusual colors. Photo by robert weldon gia courtesy of 3090 gems llc. The two dark red spinels shown below have similar color but one is much more magnetic than the other. Spinel s color palette on top of the injector.
A very beautiful cobalt blue spinel has also been found but it is extremely rare. Spinel is the beautiful gemstone that is available in various colors. Spinel has been mistaken for ruby and sapphire in many royal jewel collections and is going up in price rapidly especially in red pink and the rarest color blue. A very beautiful cobalt blue spinel has also been found but it is extremely rare. The most valuable and desirable spinel color is a deep blood red though blue yellow orange pink and purple colors also make fine gemstones.
Spinel has been mistaken for ruby and sapphire in many royal jewel collections and is going up in price rapidly especially in red pink and the rarest color blue. Add a photo to this gallery. And of mogok in myanmar. Spinel is rarely treated or heated. Spinel s palette in blue diamond s room and white diamond s room.
