Blue Spinel

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Often confused with blue sapphires

Blue Spinel colors can range from blue to greenish-blue, steely-blue or even a purplish-blue. They can have light pastel colors all the way through to deep inky tones.

Spinel is the new birthstone for August, together with Peridot.

For centuries Spinels were confused with Rubies and Sapphires, especially since they are found in many of the same sources.

One of the most famous gemstones in the world, the ‘Black Princes Ruby’ in the Crown Jewels of England is actually a Red Spinel!

Notable sources of Blue Spinel include Burma, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Vietnam.

Spinel is a durable gemstone with a hardness of 8 on the Mohs Scale and can easily be used in all types of jewelry.

Spinel also celebrates the 22nd anniversary and comes in a wide variety of colors, giving lots of options for August!

We have many more shapes and sizes available in Blue Spinel – please contact us if you don’t find what you are looking for in our online inventory.

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Colors

light blue

medium blue

dark blue

greenish-blue

greyish blue

inky-blue

midnight blue

Family/Species

Spinel

Properties

RI = 1.718 (-0.006, +0.044)

SG = 3.60 (-0.03, +0.30)

Dispersion = 0.020

Hardness = 8

Highly suitable for use in jewelry

Treatments

Usually none

See policy on Treatment Disclosure

Important information

 

Birthstone

August (Newly declared in 2016)

Anniversary

22nd

Cuts

Calibrated up to 5mm

All standard cuts and free sizes

Mining locations

Central and Southern Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Burma, Vietnam, Mozambique and other localities worldwide