The Timur 'ruby' has illustrious provenance too. Through several wars and conquests, the stone eventually ended up with the Prince of Wales, the Black Prince, who received it as a payment for a victory of battle. Its name first appears in the historical records of Moorish Spain in the 14th century as the possession of Abū Sa'īd, the Moorish Prince of Granada. The Black Prince’s 'ruby' - or red spinel as it actually is - is set in England’s Imperial State Crown and displayed in the Tower of London. Of course, if you prefer a statement ring, certainly opt for the deeper colours, such as its historic red and intense pink hues. As spinels have a strong brilliance (in other words, they sparkle a lot), this variety comes close to a diamond but with a hint of romantic pink. Getting engaged? Try a lighter pastel pink hue. "I prefer a red or pink spinel rather than a ruby or pink sapphire as spinels are more clean inside the stone than rubies and sapphires and can even sparkle more! (Except when you go for the best quality rubies and sapphires which are extremely rare and come with a hefty price tag)." says Eva Meijer. Spinels have great hardness and transparency and often have far better clarity than pink sapphires or rubies! This adds to the spinel’s excellent sparkling brilliance thereby making it one of the top gemstones for fine jewellery. Spinels come in many colours but the most coveted are the traffic light reds, vibrant pinks and exquisite pink-orange hues. A younger mining area known especially for these beautiful pink gems today is Tanzania. Tanzania, Madagascar, Sri Lanka (the old Ceylon), Vietnam, Myanmar (the old Burma), Tajikistan.įor centuries, the main historic source of red and pink spinels has been modern day Afghanistan and Tajikistan however, spinel has also been mined in Ceylon and Burma.
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