Black Spinel 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch featured_05072026BYTE The stone was discovered in

The stone was discovered in 2009 by a man in Mexico as a man chasing his goat up a mountain caught sight of an unusual rock

Beads Per Strand: 40

Morganite gets its pink hue from the presence of manganese or cesium in the stone

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

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

Black Spinel 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch featured_05072026BYTE The stone was discovered inSpinel 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.