PASTEL PINK TO PEACOCK PURPLE

Lot: Spinel-36

             

      

COLOR: Bluish Teal, Bubble-Gum Pink, Cobalt Blue, Cornflower Blue, Cranberry, Deep Purple, Inky Blue, Lilac, Pastel Pink, Peacock Purple, Ruby Red
CLARITY: Will cut flawless to moderately included stones for the most part (50%+ Facet Rough)
ORIGIN: Tunduru, Tanzania
SIZE: Stones range in size from Approximately .20 to 14.83 Carats (.76+ Carat Average)
WEIGHT: 1,321 Carats 264.2 Grams
PRICE: $132.10 ($.10 Per Carat / $.50 Per Gram)
DESCRIPTION:

Pastel Pink to Peacock Purple Lot of alluvial Spinel from the Tunduru Riverbeds in Tanzania. Overall this material is on the dark side and the lot as a whole is running roughly 50% Medium to High Facet Grade. Most of the lot is composed of Spinel; however, we did notice that there was an odd Sapphire and/or Garnet here and there. In addition, there are some really bright Red stones in the parcel and though we aren't certain we are fairly confident that all if not most of them are Garnet! Please be sure to purchase the parcel as such! This material is not the best; however, it is extremely discounted at a must have $.50 Per Gram! The price on this material has begun to climb and it is a good time to invest in some of this rough before the source is run dry.
COOL FACTS:

  1. Tanzania has long been known as a source for the most beautiful Peacock Purple and Cornflower Blue Spinels. This material is alluvial in nature and as a result most of this material tends to be very high facet grade. Over the last few years 1+ gram stones have become increasingly scarce and smaller stones are beginning to go up in price considerably.