Mahenge Spinel
Mahenge Spinel: The Neon Pink Gem From Tanzania
Mahenge spinel is named after the Mahenge area in Tanzania's Morogoro region. In 2007 miners there found large crystals of glowing hot pi...
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Every Raza Gems article about Spinel, written in plain English.
Cobalt Spinel
Cobalt Spinel: Why This Electric Blue Is So Rare
Cobalt spinel is the brightest blue in the spinel family. Its electric colour comes from tiny traces of cobalt, while most other blue spi...
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Green Spinel
Green Spinel: Shades, Sources and What It Symbolises
Green spinel is one of the less common spinel colours. Shades run from soft mint to deep forest green, often with a hint of blue or olive...
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Spinel
Yellow Spinel: A Rare Sunny Gem and Its Meaning
Yellow spinel is one of the rarest colours in the spinel family, from pale lemon to warm gold. Most of it comes from Sri Lanka. With a ha...
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Grey Spinel
Grey Spinel: Steely Colour, Meaning and Styling Tips
Silver, steel and charcoal: grey spinel covers all three, sometimes with a faint touch of lilac or blue. Iron gives it these cool tones, ...
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Black Spinel
Black Spinel: Meaning, Sparkle and Everyday Wear
Black spinel is an opaque, iron-rich spinel, known in older books as ceylonite or pleonaste. It takes a sharp, mirror-like polish and kee...
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Lavender Spinel
Lavender Spinel: Soft Lilac Colour, Meaning and Care
Think of lavender spinel as spinel in its softest mood: a pale lilac to gentle purple, sometimes with a grey or pink hint. Chemically it ...
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Purple Spinel
Purple Spinel: Violet Colour, Beliefs and How to Wear It
Purple spinel runs from soft violet to a deep, royal purple, richer than its pale lavender cousin. Because spinel is singly refractive, t...
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Spinel
Spinel Stone and Its Rare Colour Variations
Spinel stone comes in almost every colour: red, orange, pink, raspberry, blue, purple, lavender, green, yellow, grey and black. Some of t...
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Spinel
Is Spinel the Future of Modern Jewelry Trends?
Spinel is a gemstone that is becoming very popular in modern jewelry. It is colorful, shiny, and unique, making it perfect for people wh...
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