Multi Spinel 2mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Banded Bead - 15-16 Inch tucson2026-TQS1 “rhodon

“rhodon

and architecture

This variety of opal is named "dendritic" for the small inclusions within it that resemble moss or ferns

Legend has it that the stone is the petrified remains of ancient dragons

but it is opaque as well

Multi Spinel 2mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Banded Bead - 15-16 Inch tucson2026-TQS1 “rhodonSpinel 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.