[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” full_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” hongo_enable_menu_top_space=”1″ full_width_header_sticky=”0″ show_overlay=”1″ hongo_overlay_opacity=”” hongo_row_overlay_color=”#b7885a” css=”.vc_custom_1608557251996{padding-right: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 1% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;background-image: url(https://www.caram.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/caram-spinel-IMG_6255-4_1920x1081sm.jpg?id=100750) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][hongo_section_heading hongo_heading_type=”heading-style-3″ title_heading_tag=”h1″ hongo_enable_responsive_css=”1″ hongo_heading=”Spinel Stone Guide” hongo_font_title_setting=”.hongo_font_1636974863297{font_lg:50px|line_lg:56px|weight_lg:text-lg-600|font_lt:30px|line_lt:34px|font_md:24px|line_md:30px|font_sm:24px|line_sm:30px|font_xs:20px|line_xs:24px},” css=”.vc_custom_1636974863298{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}” responsive_css=”.hongo_responsive_1636974863299{margin_bottom_desktop:15px},”][vc_column_text]Spinel is likely to have derived its name from the Greek word spinther which means spark or from the Latin word spina which means thorn. The stone was often mistaken for corundum, sharing many of its most desirable properties: a striking spectrum of colors, high refractive index, lively fire and resistant hardness. The confusion was at times a genuine mistake but also intentional on occasion.

The mines of central and Southeast Asia produced large spinel crystals in the past. The ‘Black Prince’s ruby’ is an incredibly famous spinel stone which is crimson-red in color. It is part of England’s Imperial State Crown which is situated in the Tower of London. The ‘Timur ruby’ that weighs over 350 carats is also a spinel stone in the Crown Jewels.

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