Multi Spinel 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15 Inch R0481 Diamond is a rare

Diamond is a rare

red or orange body color

It is transparent or translucent

and was named Morganite in honor of John Pierpoint Morgan

Multi Spinel 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15 Inch R0481 Diamond is a rareSpinel 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.