Is blue spinel valuable?

Price for the Cobalt Blue Spinel from Vietnam can reach many thousand dollars per carat. However this perfect blue material is so rare and limited, the maximum size you can get is below one carat. Any well-cut gem above one carat and especially two carats is collectible and exclusive.
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Are blue spinels rare?

Natural blue spinel is extremely rare, commanding some of the highest prices seen among spinel stones.
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Is spinel a precious stone?

Every other gemstone that isn't one of those four is considered to be semi precious. The list goes on and on, but some of the more common ones are: alexandrite, agate, amethyst, aquamarine, garnet, lapis lazuli, moonstone, opal, pearl, peridot, rose quartz, spinel, tanzanite, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.
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How valuable is a spinel?

Top Spinels in the 2 to 5 carat size will often sell for $3,000 to $5,000 a carat. For the very rare stones over 5 carats, prices in the range of $8,000 to $10,000 per carat are not unusual for the top colors.
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Is spinel a good investment?

Red Burmese spinels and the neon pink-red spinels from Mahenge, Tanzania have the best investment potential. Spinel is completely untreated and prices on fine pieces have risen significantly in the last 5 years.
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What is the rarest spinel color?

Cobalt Blue Spinel from Luc Yen mine in Vietnam is the rarest and most desirable fine stone, and the biggest hype in the modern gem industry.
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Why is spinel so expensive?

Interestingly, red spinel is much rarer than rubies, but due to its extreme rarity there is little demand for it and therefore it is not as valuable. As with any gemstone, spinel with even saturation and intense hue are the most valuable.
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How can you tell a real spinel?

The proper way to analyze whether Spinel is real is to put it under a UV Radiation Light. Set it to long-wave and look for any stones that are particularly glowy. If the stones are glowy, that means it's synthetic and not natural.
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Is blue spinel treated?

Unlike the other blue gemstones such as Sapphire, Tanzanite and Aquamarine, there is no known treatments for Spinel. This means that every Spinel is completely natural and free from any modifications by man.
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Is blue spinel real?

Spinel comes in a variety of colors, but the most commercially important are red and pink. Mauve- or lilac-colored spinels are also attractive, and some blue spinel colors can be intense. Red, pink, lilac, and blue are commercially important spinel colors. Some spinel colors are more rare and valuable than others.
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Is blue spinel Sapphire?

Color. Firstly, When comparing these stones side by side, one may notice that the Sapphire's color is more vivid blue. Although Spinel does come in such vivid saturation, it is less common, as Spinel is typically less saturated than Sapphire. A vivid gem will command a higher price.
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Where is blue spinel found?

Today, fine spinels come from a handful of sources. The best red, pink and orange spinels originate from the rich gem gravels of Burma's Mogok Stone Tract. The best blue and violet spinels are found in Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Gem spinel is also found in Vietnam, the Pamir mountains of Tajikistan, Tanzania and Madagascar.
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How can you tell a blue spinel?

Synthetic blue Spinels are also easily distinguished by pink fluorescence under long wave UV light due to cobalt in the absence of iron. Iron in natural Spinel quenches any fluorescence. Most synthetic Spinels (flame-fusion type) also have a slightly higher refractive index (approx. 1.73) than natural Spinels (approx.
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Is blue spinel the same as aquamarine?

This chameleon quality means you'll love the way it looks with almost everything in your closet. Unlike aquamarine, the gem it most resembles, aqua blue spinel doesn't need to be over five or ten carats in size to have a lovely color.
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Is spinel a rare gem?

Ironically, fine spinel is rarer than the ruby it "imitates" but is usually less expensive. And because spinel is so rare, it has hardly had a chance to become popular.
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Are colorless spinels valuable?

All have colorless varieties formed without the color-making impurities. In most of these cases, the colorless varieties are the most common and therefore the least valuable. Spinel is an exception.
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Does spinel scratch easily?

Spinel is also very hard - only a few materials can scratch it. Spinel is tough - it does not break easily. Those two qualities make spinel one of the most durable gems. The most durable gems are both hard and tough.
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Is spinel a cheap stone?

Although spinel is still less expensive than ruby, the market for spinel has been increasing. And, now that spinel has been added as a third August birthstone, its popularity may increase further still, bringing its value up as well.
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Is spinel semi precious stone?

Spinel, traditionally considered as 'semi-precious', is a fine gem that is rapidly growing in popularity. Spinel has a bright vitreous lustre and can be found in a wide array of colours including red, blue, violet, and pink.
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Is spinel good for jewelry?

An ancient mineral, spinel flaunts vivid, saturated hues in a cubic crystal formation. The natural stone is often transparent and usually needs no treatment. Its ranking of 8 on the Mohs hardness scale makes it ideal for every type of jewelry.
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What colour is spinel blue?

Blue Spinel colors can range from blue to greenish-blue, steely-blue or even a purplish-blue. They can have light pastel colors all the way through to deep inky tones. Spinel is the new birthstone for August, together with Peridot.
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What birthstone is blue spinel?

Spinel Birthstone Meaning & History

This second August birthstone comes in a wealth of colors: intense red, vibrant pink, orange, purple, violet, blue and bluish green. For centuries, spinel was mistaken for other gemstones. Some of history's most famous “rubies” have actually turned out to be this August birthstone.
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What is the rarest blue gemstone?

Blue Spinel: The Rarest Blue Gem In The World
  • Of all the gemstones in the world, there is only one that occurs in a natural shade of blue. ...
  • Spinels come in a variety of shades, but the blue spinel gemstones are the ones receiving a heightened amount of popularity lately.
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