spinel question

[rl2479]

My brother recently purchased a purple spinel diamond ring for his wife. He paid $150 which leads me to believe it is fake. Is a spinel diamond a real diamond?

 

[innerkitten]

Natural spinel does come in purple and you can get stones for $150. But there is also a lot of man made spinel around too and with the word diamond taged on the end it sounds like it could be synthetic. I guess you'd have to have someone look at it to be sure.

 

[Barrett]

a spinel diamond..never heard of that...are you sure it''s not a spinel with diamond accents? A spinel and a diamond are nothing alike.
"Is a spinel diamond a real diamond?" If your brother somehow happened upon a purple diamond it would cost a lot more than $150.

 

[rl2479]

it does have diamond accents. What is a spinel?

 

[D&T]

Date: 8/4/2009 3:20:20 PM
Author: amethystguy

a spinel diamond..never heard of that...are you sure it''s not a spinel with diamond accents? A spinel and a diamond are nothing alike.
''Is a spinel diamond a real diamond?'' If your brother somehow happened upon a purple diamond it would cost a lot more than $150.

Maybe he meant - spinel & diamond ring

 

[innerkitten]

It''s a type of gemstone.

 

[D&T]

Date: 8/4/2009 3:23:51 PM
Author: rl2479
it does have diamond accents. What is a spinel?

its the gemstone specie that's in the ring

ETA: double post wit Innerkitten

 

[Barrett]

it''s the purple gem in the stone(spinel)..google "spinel" or "purple spinel"

 

[rl2479]

Oh I meant what kind of gemstone I''ll look it up.

 

[innerkitten]

Here is some info.
http://www.palagems.com/spinel_ball.htm

 

[rl2479]

Thank you

 

[Barrett]

spinel is the secret of the gem world...the general populace doesn't really know about them but lovers and conissuers of gems do...it's are little secret..give me a spinel any day over a treated ruby or sapphire

 

[innerkitten]

No problem. You might also want to do a search here in the colored stone forum. If you want to see some photos check out the vendors sites listed in the sticky post above.

 

[chrono]

It seems like he meant that it is a purple spinel in a diamond accented setting. A purple spinel can be had for around $150 if it is around 1 ct and depending on the quality. Spinels are underappreciated in the gemstone world; they come in a variety of colours, untreated, good for everyday wear and relatively inexpensive except for the top blues and reds.

 

[LD]

Here''s a bracelet consisting of only Spinels. You can see that it comes in a huge variety of colours

 

[Barrett]

Oh LD that braclet is awesome...love the slight color change from gem to gem and back

 

[chrono]

Date: 8/4/2009 4:27:24 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
Here''s a bracelet consisting of only Spinels. You can see that it comes in a huge variety of colours

Whose is it? It''s a very lovely item.

 

[LD]

Date: 8/4/2009 4:32:49 PM
Author: Chrono

Date: 8/4/2009 4:27:24 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
Here''s a bracelet consisting of only Spinels. You can see that it comes in a huge variety of colours

Whose is it? It''s a very lovely item.

???? It''s mine!

 

[AustenNut]

Very nice! Maybe the spinel people should put you in charge of their PR! (Or maybe not, if the connoisseurs want to keep the price low.)