Black Spinel 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole (2-2.5mm) 8-Inch Dark cacao de nance

cacao de nance

It has also been considered a sacred stone in India throughout its history

Due to its color and clarity

It was named and first described by the Greek philosopher and botanist Theosphrastus in 315 BCE

Black Spinel 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole (2-2.5mm) 8-Inch Dark cacao de nanceSpinel 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.