Multi Spinel 2mm Faceted Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch Heart nearly 100 miles north of

nearly 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle

brown and red bands of color allow the stone to be matched with many other gemstones in designs

This semi to translucent stone occurs in an array of hues

transparent stone

These mines are also famous for sourcing North-American Jasper

Multi Spinel 2mm Faceted Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch Heart nearly 100 miles north 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.