Grey Spinel 4.07 ct. Cushion Cut

This amazing dark grey gem has a very beautiful behavior under the light, under natural light it shows more bluish and more violet under incandescent light. It has good brightness and size, the quality of the cut is not excellent, but not low. It has inclusions that do not affect at all its beauty. Under the microscope it is wonderful, it shows a beautiful solid inclusions, the photographs of the inclusions are taken with a 50 magnification microscope. Lovely Gem inside and out.It will be superb in any piece of jewelry. Spinels are gems with rising value.

WEIGHT : 4.07 ct
SIZE : 9.08 * 8.81 * 6.41 mm
SHAPE : Cushion
COLOR : 25. (V) Violet
TONE : 6. Medium dark
SATURATION : 1. Brownish / Grayish
CLARITY GRADE : Moderate
CUT GRADE : Good
TREATMENT : Not evidence of heat
HARDNESS : 8
Inclusions type : Nick pavilion, solid inclusions, healed fracture, and fissures, one of them at the girdle and on the table.  

The Spinel is the latest stone to become part of the list of birthstones. In 2016, the American Gem Trade Association included the Spinel as the birthstone of August.

In recent years the gray spinel are being used for engagement rings, the mount being made with a dark spinel, surrounded by a halo of diamonds. 

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