Spinel, purple, Sir Lanka (4.58 ct)
Properties & Value of the Spinel Gemstone
Spinel has a high hardness. Spinel has a relatively high light refraction and no pleochroism, which means that if it has a continuous color, it will show it from all directions. Rare blue spinels in good color intensity may be colored by cobalt, among other things, a rather unusual cause of color for common gemstones.
Spinel, blue
Spinel, red
In the past, red spinel was often confused with ruby, partly because both faceted stones can show deep, fiery red, and partly because they occur in similar parent rock and can even look similar in the rough! The “Balas Ruby” in the crown of the English Crown Treasure is actually a red spinel.
At present, deposits are known in Tajikistan, which provide good qualities of pink and red spinels.
Valuable gemstones for your investment
Via the marketplace of the German Gemstone House (DEH), part of the exclusive secondary market concept, customers can privately resell the colored gemstones they originally purchased from the DEH.
Every gemstone on the marketplace meets the strict quality criteria of the DEH and is carefully checked before sale. The gemstones are stored safely in the DEH or in the open bonded warehouse (OZL). Buyers benefit from certified reports from renowned laboratories (DSEF, Gübelin, SSEF) and a valuation report from a Chamber of Commerce expert. The entire sales process is accompanied professionally and reliably by the DEH.
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