Pink Spinel - Know My story!

 

Though Spinel has been used in jewelry since early times, this Gemstone has only freshly received the attention it deserves. Earlier the growth of new geoscience in the late 19th and early 20th eras, Spinel was often known as Corundum; as they often originate in the similar mines. However, these minerals are chemically different. During the first years of the 21st century, pink came into trend, driven by celebrity gifts of pink diamonds.

The outcome was a great response for bright pink gems, comprising pink sapphires and Pink Spinels. It was a great gamble for Pink Spinel. With the new pink trend, Spinel mining turned more lucrative and thus more miners moved to Spinel manufacturing areas.  As the production enlarged, circumstances for the finding of truly extraordinary gems were then present. Later, as jewelry fans were told some of their precious rubies and sapphires were actually Spinels, the stone’s repute suffered. Moreover, synthetic Spinel is low-priced and common.

Origin is a significant factor when it comes to good quality Spinels isn’t so much with the upmarket colors. Definite shades such as the Burmese vivid red, Namya and Jedi can only be found in Burma. Spinels are found usually and largely in Afghanistan, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, Spinels have been exposed more recently in numerous places in Africa, Australia, Russia, and Vietnam. These gems are generally not mined from the solid rock prime deposits in which they form but instead from muddy or placer deposits were eroded material has been washed downstream.

The uneven and tumble action has smoothed these crystals into rounded figures and removed much of the composed and broken parts of the gem waste. This muddy waste is easily recovered material that’s good for faceting. Mining techniques range from low technology to the usage of backhoes and hydraulic pipes for eliminating overload from long-buried steams beds and giving water for gem parting by a small team.