Black Spinel 20x25mm Faceted Nugget Pendant Stone Type_Rhodochrosite Some facts about Opals

Some facts about Opals

Unlike other forms of opal

” which translates to “stone of many colors

Approximately 11 beads per strand

Black Spinel 20x25mm Faceted Nugget Pendant Stone Type_Rhodochrosite Some facts about OpalsSpinel 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.