Black Spinel 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch featured_05072026BYTE The name derives from the

The name derives from the Greek word for “not intoxicated” and was once believed to prevent drunkenness and overindulgence

Beads Per Strand: 68

Historically

as a gemstone that is cut into many shapes and often given a high polish

Black Spinel 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch featured_05072026BYTE The name derives from theSpinel 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.