1.59 ct. Vietnamese Purple Spinel
Color: Medium Dark Very Slightly Grayish-Purple
Clarity: Slightly Included
Origin: Luc Yen, Vietnam
Cut: Pear Brilliant
Treatments: None
Measurements: 8.9 x 5.6 mm
Surely one of the most requested gem material of the last years and with good reason. Purple Spinel is not an uncommon gem, but in a saturated color that is not overly gray certainly is. These Vietnamese stones are some of the best ever produced and we can never find enough to satisfy demand. This is the lovely dominant purple color, saturated and bright that is close to fine Amethyst. While there are no inclusions per se, there are a few of the thin bands of ‘silk’ which are actually diagnostic displacement growth features of Vietnamese stones. Great cutting and lovely.