Spinel 44.7ct, natural pink spinel from Pakistan, 44.7 ct

Photographed under daylight-balanced light without retouching. Colour may shift slightly under warm indoor lighting.

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Spinel 44.7ct

$748.50$16.74/ct

Pink44.7 ctOne of a kind

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A natural spinel weighing 44.7 carats cut in Pakistan. Hand-selected for colour and life rather than paper grades. Spinel spent centuries misidentified as ruby, several famous crown rubies are spinel.

It is singly refractive, brilliant, untreated and still under-priced relative to corundum, making it the connoisseur's value pick. Care. Durable and ultrasonic-safe.

Warm soapy water. Treatment. Almost always completely untreated, which is a significant part of its appeal to collectors.

Specification

Species: Spinel
Weight: 44.7 ct
Colour: Pink
Origin: Pakistan
Treatment: Almost always completely untreated, which is a significant part of its appeal to collectors.
Mohs hardness: 8
Refractive index: 1.718
Specific gravity: 3.60
Crystal system: Cubic
Chemical formula: MgAl2O4

Ships from Peshawar, Pakistan. Dispatched within 1–3 working days, tracked and insured. Free worldwide over $500.

Returns. 30 days, unworn and in original packaging. Custom-set jewellery is excluded.

What to look for in spinel

Spinel spent centuries misidentified as ruby, several famous crown rubies are spinel. It is singly refractive, brilliant, untreated and still under-priced relative to corundum, making it the connoisseur's value pick.

Value is driven by: Colour (hot pink and red highest), clarity, size, untreated status.

Living with this stone

Durable and ultrasonic-safe. Warm soapy water.

Birthstone: August
Anniversary: 22nd
Chakra: Root & Heart
Zodiac: Leo

Spinel questions, answered

Is spinel a real gemstone?

Very much so. Spinel is a distinct natural mineral, not a synthetic or a substitute. The confusion comes from historic misidentification, the Black Prince's Ruby in the British Imperial State Crown is in fact a spinel.

Why is spinel cheaper than ruby?

Purely market recognition. Spinel is rarer than ruby in fine qualities, is almost never treated, and is nearly as hard, but it lacks ruby's centuries of name recognition, which is exactly why collectors buy it.

Is spinel treated?

Rarely. The overwhelming majority of spinel on the market is entirely untreated, in sharp contrast to ruby and sapphire where heat treatment is near-universal.

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