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1.12 Ct. Spinel from Tanzania
This loose stone ships by Apr 19
Item ID: | K22489 |
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Dimensions (MM): help | Length: 6.88 Width: 5.45 Height: 3.6 |
Weight: | 1.12 Ct. |
Color: help | Orangish Red |
Color intensity: help | Vivid |
Clarity: help | Slightly Included |
Shape: help | Oval |
Cut: | Mixed Brilliant |
Cutting style: | Faceted |
Enhancements: help | No Enhancement |
Origin: help | Tanzania |
Per carat price: help | $1,196 |
There is a hush before sunrise in the heart of this orangish red oval spinel, a quiet blaze that seems to breathe. It is a transparent treasure of 1.12 carats, a perfect private sun held in the palm, with delicate dimensions of 6.88 by 5.45 by 3.60 mm that make it intimate yet impossibly present. The mixed brilliant cut scatters narratives of light like sparks from a secret ember, each facet a small stage on which color and fire perform. Vivid color intensity bathes the gem in an alluring warmth that shifts with movement, sometimes coral, sometimes pomegranate, always luminous. Its origin in the red soils of Tanzania whispers of ancient earth and the long patience of nature, while the fact that it is without enhancement ensures that every pulse of hue is original and honest. Slightly included at eye level, the clarity is truthful rather than flawless, lending a human touch to a stone that could otherwise be too perfect to love.
From every angle its excellence becomes a kind of quiet poetry, the excellent polish smoothing the path of light until scintillation feels inevitable. The mixed brilliant facets are cut to welcome rays and return them with a softened, romantic intensity, so that the gem glows from within rather than merely reflecting brightness. Transparency allows depth, so that the eye can travel through the spinel and discover inner fire and gentle veils where tiny inclusions live like whispered memories. These slight inclusions do not diminish its beauty, they deepen it, creating contrast that makes the vivid color bloom more richly and the brilliant flashes more meaningful. Unenhanced and naturally vivid, this spinel rewards intimate viewing and prolonged admiration. When set for an engagement ring or a keepsake piece, it promises to enchant from every viewpoint, catching hands, catching glances, catching promises. At The Natural Gemstone Company we present this Tanzanian spinel as more than a gem, it is a companion to vows and quiet moments, a glowing emblem of love that is honest, luminous, and beautifully alive.
