Imagine a glass window that’s tough like armor, a camera lens that doesn’t get scratched in a sand storm, or a smart phone that doesn’t break when dropped. Except it’s not glass, it’s a special ...

In 2016, jeweler Olivia Young of Ouroboros sold a red spinel ring for £6,000 ($7,700). Last year, the client’s insurance company paid out £30,000 ($38,400) to replace it. Experts say that this ...

Peridot is a yellow-green stone that comes from the mineral olivine. Some believe its name derives from the Arabic "faridat," or "gem," according to Geological Institute of America. Others, however, ...

From dazzling reds to electric blues, spinel’s unmatched brilliance, vibrant hues, and celebrity endorsements are making it the ultimate must-have for contemporary jewellery connoisseurs All that ...

This story may make you go from green to red. If you were born in the month of August, you are most likely a Leo or (for those born after August 23), a Virgo. You have also been long accustomed to ...

Warning: Spoilers below for Steven Universe: The Movie. Like, serious spoilers. If you’re not familiar, Spinel is the movie’s antagonist. She was left to wait all by herself for thousands of years at ...

Spinel, MgAl 2 O 4 (download cif), is a rare gemstone that was used to imitate rubies. The structure has face-centered cubic symmetry, and is a little heavy to understand. The general formula is AB 2 ...

Long considered a kind of poor man’s ruby, the gemstone has come into its own. By Kathleen Beckett Pity the poor spinel. The gemstone that many people have never heard of has been saddled for ...

All that glitters is certainly not gold. But all that is radiantly red is not a ruby either. A line of luminous crystals, emitting vivid colours and dazzling like a prized precious stone is catching ...