Other mining sites include China, Myanmar, Pakistan, Tanzania, Vietnam and the United States. Peridot is often given as gifts for the sixteenth wedding anniversaries. Spinel comes in a ...

Found in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Afghanistan ... part of the British Crown Jewels, is in fact a spinel. In 2015, the auction house Bonhams sold the 50.13-carat Hope Spinel for a world ...

If bling-bling is your thing, read on! Certificated coloured gemstones are gaining popularity among jewellery enthusiasts, ...

The gem, which has been mined in countries such as Tajikistan, Myanmar and Tanzania, offers a wide colour spectrum, including pink, blue and lavender. Red spinel is highly valued, with the coveted ...

The Hope Spinel will be among the top lots of Bonhams London Fine Jewellery Sale on September 24. The 50.13-carat octagonal step-cut spinel is expected to fetch $240,000 - $310,000. However ...

By Kathleen Beckett Pity the poor spinel. The gemstone that many people have never heard of has been saddled for centuries with the name “the great impostor,” Alessandro Borruso said as he ...

The crown jewel was a 10.33 Burmese ruby and diamond ring from Sotheby’s, which hammered for $5.5 million. Burmese rubies come from the Mogok Valley in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and are prized ...