PEACH TO PEACOCK PURPLE

Lot: Spinel-68

             

      

COLOR: Bluish Teal, Cobalt Blue, Cornflower Blue, Cranberry, Deep Purple, Inky Blue, Lemon Yellow, Lilac, Peacock Purple, Steel Blue, Teal
CLARITY: Will cut flawless to moderately included stones for the most part (50%+ High Facet Rough)
ORIGIN: Tunduru, Tanzania
SIZE: Stones range in size from .22 to 4.68 Carats (.81+ Carat Average)
WEIGHT: 285.00 Carats (349 Pieces) 57 Grams
PRICE: $42.75 ($.15 Per Carat / $.75 Per Gram)
DESCRIPTION:

Peach to Peacock Purple Lot of alluvial Spinel from the Tunduru Riverbeds in Tanzania. Overall this material is on the dark side and the lot as a whole is running roughly 50% Medium to High Facet Grade. Most of the lot is composed of Spinel; however, we did notice that there was an odd Sapphire and/or Garnet here and there. This material is not the best; however, it is extremely discounted at a must have $.75 Per Gram! The price on this material has been climbing and it is a good time to invest in some of this rough before the source is run completely dry.
COOL FACTS:

  1. Tanzania has long been known as a source for the most beautiful Peacock Purple and Cornflower Blue Spinels. This material is alluvial in nature and as a result most of this material tends to be very high facet grade. Over the last few years 1+ gram stones have become increasingly scarce and smaller stones are beginning to go up in price considerably.