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  2. Spinel - Wikipedia

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    It is widely used as an inexpensive cut gem in birthstone jewelry for the month of August. Light blue synthetic spinel is a good imitation of aquamarine beryl, and green synthetic spinel is used as an emerald or tourmaline simulant. [29] By 2015, transparent spinel was being made in sheets and other shapes through sintering. [30]

  3. Ceylonite - Wikipedia

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    The mineral ceylonite has the chemical composition of (Mg, Fe 2+) Al 2 O 4, putting it into a group of minerals known as the spinel group, or the oxide spinels. The oxide spinels have a formula of the model [A][B] 2 O 4; where [A] is commonly Fe 2+, Mg 2+, or Mn 2+, and [B] is Fe 3+, Al 3+, or Cr 3+. It is an iron-rich variety of the spinel ...

  4. Taaffeite - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] As such, it is the only gemstone to have been initially identified from a faceted stone. Most pieces of the gem, prior to Taaffe, had been misidentified as spinel . For many years afterwards, it was known only in a few samples, and it is still one of the rarest gemstone minerals in the world.

  5. Category:Spinel gemstones - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Spinel gemstones" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  6. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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    Gadolinite; Gahnite; Gahnospinel; Garnet group: Pyralspite. Almandine; Pyrope; Spessartine; Ugrandite. Andradite. Demantoid; Melanite; Topazolite; Grossular ...

  7. Pleochroism - Wikipedia

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    Pleochroism is an extremely useful tool in mineralogy and gemology for mineral and gem identification, since the number of colors visible from different angles can identify the possible crystalline structure of a gemstone or mineral and therefore help to classify it. Minerals that are otherwise very similar often have very different pleochroic ...

  8. Spinel of the Great Imperial Crown - Wikipedia

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    The Spinel of the Great Imperial Crown (Russian: Шпинель Большой императорской короны) or Menshikov Ruby [1] (Russian: Рубин Меншикова) is a historical gemstone, a red spinel which tops the Great Imperial Crown of Russia from the 18th century to the present day.

  9. Category:Spinel group - Wikipedia

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    Spinel gemstones (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Spinel group" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

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