March 11th, 2008 by Kylie Comfoltey
Your first question is probably, “What exactly is spinel?”
Spinel is a beautiful stone which has a similar chemical makeup to rubies and can be found in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand. Spinel can be found in red, blue, mauve, green, brown and black varieties. In fact, the red spinels are referred to as spinel-rubies and were often confused with real rubies in ancient times.
At first glance one may assume these lovely earrings are made of emeralds, but they are actually made of golden green rectangular cut spinels. Made of 14K white gold, these earrings each feature three spinels and are topped off by one round cut white diamond.
The total carat weight of these earrings is 4.22 carats. They have a post earring lock and are 5mm wide by 31 mm long. Bid on these gorgeous earrings, valued at $1,789.00 retail, to add them to your collection today! Good luck!
Related Tags: earrings, rubies, spinels, white diamond, white gold
December 7th, 2007 by Kylie Comfoltey
What exactly is spinel? Well, let me tell you. Spinel has a similar chemical makeup to rubies and can be found in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand. Spinel can be found in red, blue, mauve, green, brown and black varieties. In fact, the red spinels are referred to as spinel-rubies and were often confused with real rubies in ancient times.
Though at first glance one may assume these earrings are made of emeralds, they are actually made of golden green rectangular cut spinels. Made of 14K white gold, these earrings each feature three spinels and are topped off by one round cut white diamond.
The total carat weight of these earrings is 4.22 carats. They have a post earring lock and are 5mm wide by 31 mm long. Bid on these gorgeous earrings, valued at $1,789.00 retail, to add them to your collection today!
Related Tags: earrings, spinels, white diamond, white gold