Black Spinel 10mm Natural Round - 15-16 Inch Shape_Mala pink and mauve

pink and mauve

It is believed by some to improve memory and increase analytical skills

near the Kennedy Ranges of Australia

It is a variety of the mineral corundum

Blue Tiger Eye is a naturally occurring dark stone with chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate from within the stone as they catch the light

Black Spinel 10mm Natural Round - 15-16 Inch Shape_Mala pink and mauveSpinel 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.