I was lucky to come across a little red octahedral spinel that fluoresces beautifully and it didn’t break the bank. Love this stone and how high on the mohs it sits. Great vid and lovely eye candy for people like me who can’t afford the gemmy faceted type!
I was all excited when your segment was on spinels! I purchased an Art Deco ring with channel set green spinels last week, and anxiously waited for you to share some you had. Alas, I saw only one at the beginning in a still. I was so sad!
Excellent explanation. I have started to collect rough and cut&polished spinel in Sri Lanka. So, I will be more motivated to find quality spinels and do business in Sri Lanka. And also Expecting to find good buyers from all around.
I consider Spinels to be in the top tiers of gemstone with diamonds emeralds rubies and sapphires actually...when the most famous ruby in the world (black prince) turns out to be actually a Spinel - you know they're fit for royalty.....best secret gemstone ever
Thankyou - excellent clear explanations. Does the black get misidentified in vintage jewelry. It seems like there are so many black stones and beads and cabochons. I always love the story of the red spinel in UK Crown Jewels was always thought to be a ruby. ❤💎😳
Spinel is a great gem and it really felt like that secret stone with excellent physical properties that no one knew about. It's a bit sad that as it's becoming more popular it's also getting more expensive. I would love to put my hands on a nice jedi spinel one day, but with this pricing I probably won't 🙄
There is probably man made Jedi Spinel. As a scientist I know people got tricked into thinking natural is better than man made which is crazy because people hate nature but now all of a sudden they want the natural stones.
What about a ruby getting fauceted with a 10 diamond cutter? Will you please do a video on rubies and polish lines depending on the polish tool being used compared to curved striae lines please.
I don't know why you say a budget under 6k to not look for this? I've found many beautifully faceted, unheated natural stones for under half of that number. The trick is to find dealers who specifically deal with natural gemstones, not a basic jewelry store. The sizes have all ranges.
No no, sorry I think you misunderstood, we were talking about rubies. We were explaining that to find rubies of nice clarity (for engagement rings) you should have a budget of 6k+. That's why we were showing red spinels as a great alternative!
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Great content! wish for more close up shots but very educational, thank you!
Nice info video Dominique. Spinels are so underrated. Awesome job again!
Yes they are!
Loved the video! Very informative.
Thanks!! I'm glad you liked it 😊
Would love to see more about how to distinguish synthatic from real stones.
Excellent way of education ... Very impressive ... Thanks both!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was lucky to come across a little red octahedral spinel that fluoresces beautifully and it didn’t break the bank. Love this stone and how high on the mohs it sits. Great vid and lovely eye candy for people like me who can’t afford the gemmy faceted type!
Oh very good find! Thanks I'm glad you liked it :)
I was all excited when your segment was on spinels! I purchased an Art Deco ring with channel set green spinels last week, and anxiously waited for you to share some you had. Alas, I saw only one at the beginning in a still. I was so sad!
Love your educational channel ❤️
Excellent explanation. I have started to collect rough and cut&polished spinel in Sri Lanka. So, I will be more motivated to find quality spinels and do business in Sri Lanka. And also Expecting to find good buyers from all around.
I consider Spinels to be in the top tiers of gemstone with diamonds emeralds rubies and sapphires actually...when the most famous ruby in the world (black prince) turns out to be actually a Spinel - you know they're fit for royalty.....best secret gemstone ever
Your right, best secret gemstone ever!
Thankyou - excellent clear explanations. Does the black get misidentified in vintage jewelry. It seems like there are so many black stones and beads and cabochons. I always love the story of the red spinel in UK Crown Jewels was always thought to be a ruby. ❤💎😳
Yes it's common in heritage jewels that they thought they were rubies! So cool.
I'm not sure, they might, it xould also be Schorl
I love this knowledge
@@markoesombo8440 glad you liked the video!
Spinel is a great gem and it really felt like that secret stone with excellent physical properties that no one knew about. It's a bit sad that as it's becoming more popular it's also getting more expensive. I would love to put my hands on a nice jedi spinel one day, but with this pricing I probably won't 🙄
There is probably man made Jedi Spinel. As a scientist I know people got tricked into thinking natural is better than man made which is crazy because people hate nature but now all of a sudden they want the natural stones.
What about a ruby getting fauceted with a 10 diamond cutter? Will you please do a video on rubies and polish lines depending on the polish tool being used compared to curved striae lines please.
I am newly obsessed with the grey spinels. I have never seen a green one. Do they exist in nature?
yep Green spinel are exist but very rare and hard to find :-)
What is the price range of a metallic spinel? Those are very cool.
Love it!
Thanks!!
I have a bunch of
Of them in a purple color
good video and informative
Glad it was helpful!
Can you tell something about spinel fluorescence?
We have 30ct pink spinal
I have a deep purple 1,bought it for 40 on a auction site,turned out to be worth 800.
Good for you!
Nice STone and Color.
Thank you! Cheers!
please talk about jedi pink spinel
I don't know why you say a budget under 6k to not look for this? I've found many beautifully faceted, unheated natural stones for under half of that number. The trick is to find dealers who specifically deal with natural gemstones, not a basic jewelry store. The sizes have all ranges.
No no, sorry I think you misunderstood, we were talking about rubies. We were explaining that to find rubies of nice clarity (for engagement rings) you should have a budget of 6k+. That's why we were showing red spinels as a great alternative!
@DominiqueFlux can I send you pictures to help identify
How much is an electric blue? Say half carat?
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Thanks 😊
All of spinel any the chromium or not? If doesn’t have chromium,can it be said to be fake?
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How do I know my stone is a spinel
You can bring it to an appraiser there's one in every city :)
If red ruby crack did lose price a lot or ???
Yes the value can go down
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I came here after finding out a spinel was an August birthstone.
Amazing, hope you liked it!
@@DominiqueFlux I did. Thank you for making content like this.
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Talk and look between two of you?
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How can I contact you?