0.95 Ct. Spinel from Burma (Myanmar)

From the heart of Burma, also known as Myanmar, comes a red spinel that reads like a travelogue through earth and time, a 0.95 carat oval that began as a whisper of color in the earth and arrived in your hand as a study of refinement. As part of The Natural Gemstone Company collection, this gem carries the clear pedigree of its origin, a vivid color intensity that refuses to be muted, and a natural history free of treatment, no enhancement. Its dimensions, 6.31 by 5.94 by 3.36 millimeters, are carefully preserved by master cutters who chose a mixed brilliant cut to coax out life and flash from the stone. Under loupe and at eye level the clarity reads very slightly included, a modest signature of the gem’s journey through geological pressure and mineral pathways, and the excellent polish on its facets speaks to the human hands that brought the stone to its final, luminous form. Imagine the miner’s lamp, the slow sorting, the decision to honor its transparent soul with a cut that balances scintillation and depth, all preserved in a gem you can wear.

Lighting reveals its personality in stages, making this spinel a companion for every hour and every room. In bright daylight, the vivid red blooms with a crisp, clear tone, edges of the mixed brilliant facets throwing tight sparks that give the gem a jewel like vitality, while the transparent body lets deeper tones pulse from within, suggesting flamelike warmth. Under warm indoor light the color deepens, becoming richer and more velvety, the pavilion returning softer flashes that flatter complexions and warm metals alike. Under cool LED or gallery lighting the geometry of the mixed brilliant cut announces itself, a kaleidoscope of pinpoint scintillation and broader flashes that emphasize the stone’s excellent polish. Even candlelight rewards the spinel, as the interior glow becomes a soft furnace, the very slightly included clarity adding charm rather than distraction, like a map of the earth that carried it here. As a salesperson steeped in gemstones, I invite you to consider how this Burmese spinel will age with stories, set in a ring or pendant that lets light play freely. The Natural Gemstone Company stands behind its origin and honesty, offering this natural, untreated oval as a piece that connects the wearer to the mine, the cutter, and the long path of earth into art.