4.09 ct. Sri Lankan Spinel
Color: Very Dark Slightly Greenish-Blue
Clarity: Eye Clean
Origin: Sri Lanka
Cut: Oval Portuguese
Treatments: None
Measurements: 11 x 8.6 mm
This is another in the long subset of gem materials that were, until quite recently, relatively easy to source. It seems there were a never ending supply of these dark, unsaturated colors of Spinel coming out of Sri Lanka. We do still see a fair number of small stones - dark purples, grayish-greens and slightly bluish-green colors - but these larger gems are now quite scarce. Perfectly clean and well cut, the color here is certainly not for everyone - its a very dark slightly grayish, slightly greenish blue. In-hand, it is a touch more clean than even the photos imply. In fact, there are few gems that really come close to this color and we rather like it. A very large stone for the cost!