Black Spinel 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Peach Moonstone It is a variety of

It is a variety of banded Chalcedony with layers that may contain scarlet

" an allusion to the moon-like white reflections of the mineral or to the quality of the light transmitted from the stone

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Crazy Lace Agate is often dyed to produce colors that do not naturally occur in the stone

second only to diamond

Black Spinel 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Peach Moonstone It is 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.