Spinel
Found in nearly every color – most notably red, pink and blue – spinels are popular gemstones because of their abundance, moderate cost and attractiveness. Red spinel has often been mistaken for ruby. Some spinel exhibits asterism (a star-shaped pattern of reflections), chatoyancy (a “cat’s-eye” effect seen in reflected light) or a color change when viewed alternately under incandescent and fluorescent lighting.
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34613
Spinel
3.34 ct
Myanmar
34613
33510
Spinel
4.27 ct
Myanmar
33510
33502
Spinel
4.54 ct
Myanmar
33502
34605
Spinel
5.70 ct
Myanmar
34605
33512
Spinel
9.33 ct
Myanmar
33512
34664
Spinel
9.98 ct
Myanmar
34664
34592
Spinel
10.42 ct
Myanmar
34592
34618
Spinel
10.94 ct
Myanmar
34618
34610
Spinel
11.21 ct
Myanmar
34610
34661
Spinel
20.98 ct
Myanmar
34661
33506
Spinel
3.43 ct
Pakistan
33506
33532
Spinel
4.11 ct
Pakistan
33532
34904
Spinel
0.68 ct
Sri Lanka
34904
34903
Spinel
1.38 ct
Sri Lanka
34903
34923
Spinel
2.50 ct
Sri Lanka
34923
33545
Spinel
3.73 ct
Sri Lanka
33545
33521
Spinel
4.67 ct
Sri Lanka
33521
33541
Spinel
5.42 ct
Sri Lanka
33541
33508
Spinel
5.72 ct
Myanmar
33508
33492
Spinel
6.65 ct
Sri Lanka
33492
34922
Spinel
7.98 ct
Sri Lanka
34922
34925
Spinel
8.10 ct
Sri Lanka
34925
34907
Spinel
8.29 ct
Sri Lanka
34907
34915
Spinel
9.39 ct
Sri Lanka
34915
33534
Spinel
11.44 ct
Sri Lanka
33534
34914
Spinel
13.52 ct
Sri Lanka
34914
33526
Spinel
13.71 ct
Sri Lanka
33526
33535
Spinel
19.31 ct
Sri Lanka
33535
33496
Spinel
9.79 ct
Tajikistan
33496
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