Black Spinel 4mm Natural Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Indigo Gabbro Turquoise is one of the

Turquoise is one of the oldest known gemstones

near the Kennedy Ranges of Australia

gray and white and its swirling

but also for industrial purposes from watch gears and scientific instruments to sandpaper and other abrasives

Thulite is the naturally occurring pink variety of the mineral Zoisite

Black Spinel 4mm Natural Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Indigo Gabbro Turquoise is one of theSpinel 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.