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6x4mm Oval Purple Spinel Loose Gemstone
Price : $39.99
Features
: - Country of origin: Sri Lanka
- Gemstones may have been treated to improve their appearance or durability and may require special care.
- The natural properties and composition of mined gemstones define the unique beauty of each piece. The image may show slight differences to the actual stone in color and texture.
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The enticing grape hue of this purple spinel will add elegance to any jewelry setting. The 6x4mm faceted oval stone originates from Sri Lanka and has a weight of .38 carat. Natural spinel is a beautiful gemstone that comes in a wide range of spectacular colors. With a hardness of 8 on the Mohs scale, it's also quite durable and perfectly suited to a variety of jewelry settings. To maintain the beauty of this spinel gemstone, clean it with mild soap and water and use a soft brush to remove dust and debris.
Customer Review :
Very dark. Stone quality around medium.
On sale the price was comparable to other stones of this type.
I will only buy loose stones in person from now on though.
But it did look close to the picture.
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Questions & Answers
Question : What is the difference between black spinel and an irradiated black diamond? How do you tell the difference?
What is the difference between black spinel and an irradiated black diamond? How do you tell the difference?
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The previous answer is accurate. Do NOT invest in black diamonds. The beauty and value in a gem diamond is in its ability to reflect and refract light back to the viewer in a magnificent display of brightness and colours. Black diamonds are rubbish stones that are totally unfit for jewellery which are turned black (in fact very dark green) to hide the faults and have been sold to the "fashion" market by careful advertising. When the fad passes owners of these irradiated stones will be left with ugly stones that no dealer will ever buy back from them at any price. You might as well throw your money away now but if you must have a black stone there are a number of choices including black spinel. I have been dealing in fine precious stones (no treated stones of any type at all) for over 40 years and I guarantee to buy back any stone I sell for the price paid when it was bought and, for that reason, I refuse absolutely to handle this junk as I know what the result would be in a few years time and I also respect my clients too much to cheat them..
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Question : What is the symplectite? Can you help me to doing my thesis under spinel symplectite +andalusite&cordierite?
What is the symplectite? Can you help me to doing my thesis under spinel symplectite +andalusite&cordierite?
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I'd like to help, but I'm not sure what you're asking. What information do you need? Could you elaborate please?
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Question : My fish got a spinel injury,anyway if you freeze a fish how long will it stay alive?
Should i frezze my pet fish,cause it got a spinal injury,anyway how long will a fish live if it is forzon?
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There are less cruel methods to killing a fish. If the injury isn't hurting her (is she swimming around, eating, and basically being herself?), then leave her be. If you can tell she is in pain, then put her down. But find a less cruel way to do it. How would you like to die from freezing? Go here and ask: kokosgoldfish.com. The members there are really nice and respond very quickly. Especially in a case like yours.Good luck!
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Question : I just bought a gemstone from Myanmar and found out it was a Spinel. Please tell me about it and if any good?
I just bought a gemstone from Myanmar and found out it was a Spinel. Please tell me about it and if any good?
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It is good as long as you bought it as a spinel, and not as a ruby or sapphire. Spinels are nice gems in their own right, but are often passed off as something else, because of their color. See description following.The world's most famous two spinels are part of the British Crown Jewels, but these beautiful red gems are traveling under an assumed name. This little-known gem is so similar to ruby that many of the great rubies of history are spinels. Case in point: the Black Prince's Ruby on the British Imperial State Crown is a magnificent 170-carat red spinel. The Timur Ruby, a 352-carat red spinel now owned by Queen Elizabeth, has the names of some of the Mogul emperors who previously owned it engraved on its face. They also thought that this magnificent red gem was ruby. It's not surprising that ruby and spinel were long confused. Both are mined in the gem gravels of Burma and Sri Lanka. They have similar hardness and durability, vivid color, and brilliance. Ironically red spinels, often referred to in ancient texts as balas rubies , are actually more rare than ruby but, unlike ruby, they can sometimes be found in very large sizes. Balas , or Balascia , refers to Badakshan in northern Afghanistan, an active gem-producing region during the Middle Ages whose big and beautiful red to pink spinels were considered the best rubies of their time. So the spectacular “rubies” owned by Tamerlane, the Mongol conqueror, Henry VIII of England, and Peter the Great of Russia are all spinels. Now treasured for its own sake, spinel is a favorite of gem dealers and gem collectors due to its brilliance, hardness and wide range of spectacular colors. In addition to beautiful rich reds, spinel can be found in a range of beautiful pastel shades of pink and purple. Of particular interest is a vivid hot pink with a tinge of orange that is mined in Burma that is one of the most spectacular gemstone colors in any gem species. Spinel also comes in beautiful blues, but these are extremely rare. In addition to Burma, now known as Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, spinel is mined in Tanzania and Tadjikstan, part of the former Soviet Union. Fine spinels are often set in handcrafted one-of-a-kind jewelry by custom goldsmiths, since these gems are too rare to be cut in standardized sizes. Its beauty, brilliance and lush saturated color make it one of the gem world's best bargains.Spinel is a durable gemstone that is perfect for all jewelry uses, with a hardness of 8. It is most often faceted in oval, round, or cushion shapes. Clean with mild dish soap: use a toothbrush to scrub behind the stone where dust can collect.
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Question : How rare are Tourmaline, Kunzite, Morganite and Spinel?
How rare are Tourmaline, Kunzite, Morganite and Spinel?
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In exact numbers, I'm not sure. However...(1) Tourmaline is very common.(2) Kunzite is fairly common.(3) Morganite is not very common.(4) Spinel is very rare.
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Question : Inspired by pink spinel: what ever happened to the ad of 2 girls and especially the one shaking her booty for?
moms and Obama and education? Her azz probably attracted a lot of attention, however I thought the ad was aimed at women?
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Goes to show us that you don't bend them in the shower.
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Question : Is a spinel ever as good as ruby gemstone?
I know very little about spinels.
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A good quality spinel will be as good and even better than a poor quality ruby. However when talking about the top quality of both gems ruby will win hands down. Spinel is far more common than ruby and the colour of ruby is far superior. Some indication of how big the difference is that a top spinel will sell for at most $1500 per carat - recently a superb 8.60 ct ruby went for a mind blowing $420,000 per carat + 15% auction house charges. I think that says it all.P.S. I have great personal liking for spinel and I think it is undervalued.
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Question : What happends when alcohol goes to your spinel cord?
What happends when alcohol goes to your spinel cord?
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What happends when alcohol goes to your spinel cord?
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Question : how rare is the gemstone black spinel?
I bought a black spinel 1.31ct. It is beautiful! Reading about it on the internet I found it is rare, However most stones are huge and you could not put them into a ring, the smaller stones are more expensive. Is it really more rare than a black diamond? Mine is transparent, all natural, black spinel requires no treatment other than polishing
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Spinel (MgAl2O4) is a much maligned gem mineral that is often thought of as a corundum simulant because in red and blue varieties it can closely resemble ruby or sapphire. It is, however, an outstanding gem material in its own right; it is hard (8), possesses an intermediate to high R.I., shows good dispersion, and is available in a wide variety of colors. Many of the worlds most famous large "rubies" are, in fact, red spinel (e.g. Black Princes' Ruby and Timur Ruby, both in British Crown Jewels). Such stones were once referred to as Balas Ruby, a term that is not used today but is synonymous with red spinel. The confusion is well-founded; the finest red spinels come from the same gem gravel deposits in Myanmar that are renowned for "Burma" ruby, and both share somewhat similar optical and physical properties. Spinel, like garnet and tourmaline, is a mineral name that refers to a group of minerals all having the same crystal structure. Members within the group differ by containing varying amounts of Fe, Cr, Zn, Mn and Ni that substitute for Mg and Al in the crystal lattice. Probably the most familiar minerals that have the spinel crystal structure are the ore minerals magnetite (Fe2+Fe3+2O4) and chromite (Fe2+Cr2O4), neither of which is a gem material. Gem spinel is usually quite close in composition to Mg, Al spinel but contains small amounts of Fe, Zn, and Cr that act as chromophores and account for the wide range of possible colors. Red and pink spinel is colored by trace quantities of Cr; blue, violet, orange and green by Fe. Zn, Cr, and Co (rare) are also present in some blue, violet and purple stones Prices for 3-5 carat or stones of top quality where in the following ranges: These are old prices and may not be current.Blue - $100-300/ct; no gray or other overtone. Red - $500-$1500/ct.; no brown or gray overtone; should resemble fine ruby. Pink - $100-$600/ct Lavender - $50-$350/ct Freedom From InclusionsIdeally a spinel should allow the free transmission of light throughout its body without any hindrance - quite literally, the ideal is "crystal clear". However, as with all gems, reality tempers our expectations with a few of nature's fingerprints.The GIA divides all colored gems into three categories for the purposes of clarity grading, based upon their habitual tendencies to exhibit inclusions:TYPE I Often virtually inclusion-free TYPE II Usually slightly included TYPE III Almost always included Spinel is categorized as a Type II colored gem, meaning specimens are frequently slightly included and fall just short of being thought of as a habitually flawless gem type. While ruby and red spinel may share the same broad, generalist Type II category, experience teaches us that in reality red spinel is habitually cleaner.
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Question : Does anyone know the gemological test done to determine if cobalt in present in blue spinel?
Does anyone know the gemological test done to determine if cobalt in present in blue spinel?
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A very quick and simple test is illuminate the stone with a very bright white light and examine it through a Chelsea Filter. If the stone contains cobalt you will detect some pink colour, other blue spinels do not show this. The careful use of a spectroscope is also a very effective method for detecting cobalt.
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