Black Spinel 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Namibia These reproductions are designed in

These reproductions are designed in the traditional color

and comes in a range of other colors

Strand Length: 16 Inches

depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate

Dalmation Jasper is the trade name for Dalmation Stone

Black Spinel 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Namibia These reproductions are designed inSpinel 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.