Black Spinel 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole (2-2.5mm) 8-Inch Dark It has also been considered

It has also been considered a sacred stone in India throughout its history

Due to its color and clarity

Like other forms of jasper it is a power

one of the first fluorescent minerals ever studied

Black Spinel 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole (2-2.5mm) 8-Inch Dark It has also been consideredSpinel 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.