2.97 ct. Sri Lankan Blue Spinel
Color: Dark Very Slightly Greenish-Blue
Clarity: Eye Clean
Origin: Sri Lanka
Cut: Cushion
Treatments: None
Measurements: 8.3 x 8.1 mm
The market is now a bit flush with desire for ‘cobalt’ blue Spinel - invariably this means a lot of gems get that moniker and quite a few don’t really deserve it. Quite frankly, this lovely old Sri Lankan blue gem is just as good as the vast majority of the new-ish Tanzanian stones. Very few stones achieve the old standards for that designation.
Now, if you want a respectable blue that very likely has no cobalt whatsoever, but does certainly hold its own color-wise, then here you are. We used to see these with some frequency, but as you may guess, they are now swept up in the panic and have either disappeared or have had their prices greatly inflated. Well cut and clean (there are two minute crystals visible at 10x), this is a superb size and, though a darker tone, certainly has a good deal of life. A gem that would be 10x the price if it were newly found from Tanzania, especially at this size.