Black Spinel 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Lepidolite malachite and a variety of

malachite and a variety of iron oxide minerals

This prompted an alternative name for the gemstone: Princess Blue

rust and cream hues

It has been prized both as an ornamental jewel and for its strong curative powers and protective energies

This material is known for its vivid blues

Black Spinel 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Lepidolite malachite and a variety 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.