Black Spinel 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Ocean Jasper Note: Our 8-inch line of

Note: Our 8-inch line of Lapis has had its color enhanced by dyeing

between Topaz (8) and Corundum (9)

cream colors and whites

white and black

It displays a visual property called “pleochroism

Black Spinel 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Ocean Jasper Note: Our 8-inch line ofSpinel 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.