1.95 ct. Bi-Color Sri Lankan Spinel
Color: Dark Violet-Blue / Purple
Clarity: Eye Clean
Origin: Sri Lanka
Cut: Rectangular Step
Treatments: None
Measurements: 7.1 x 6.6 mm
Only on a few occasions have we seen true bi-color gem Spinel. While color zoning is common in other gem species, it almost never occurs in Spinel and, when it actually does, the crystal is almost never gem grade. From a small Sri Lankan find comes this lovely and interesting gem Spinel with a distinct color split between an inky-blue shade and an attractive violet-purple. A very odd effect to see in Spinel. Nicely cut, a good color split, clean and extremely rare - it’s rather dark in tone, but remains a rare connoisseur's stone to be sure. The largest of these we have ever been offered and essentially irreplaceable.