Black Spinel 4x8mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch AAA Grade but rather a speckled teal

but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to green associated with true Turquoise

s attention in the 1890s when a local geologist saw it glimmering in the moonlight and recommended that it be submitted as a representative stone from Norway to the World

Lemon Quartz is a trade name for color-enhanced yellow quartz

Carnelian is said to be the Restorative Stone

Black Spinel 4x8mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch AAA Grade but rather a speckled tealSpinel 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.