Spinels are the chameleons of the gem world, they are too versatile for their own good - found in a wide range of colours and of such good quality that they are often mistaken for other precious gems. A number of world reknown rubies are in fact red spinels.click here for more info
The blues are very similar in colour to the sapphires - perhaps a little brighter, but there is little more to say as these stones were usually thought to be sapphires, rubies, amethyst etc etc. |
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