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For centuries, people have adorned themselves with red gemstones. Red has had strong symbolic associations with love, passion, fire, and blood,…

Most couples exploring gemstone options for their engagement ring start with some ideas about the color and size they want. However, they also…

Anyone studying spinels will soon read that, historically, red spinels have been misidentified as rubies. In fact, the most famous red spinels…

Multiple deposits across the globe produce spinels in a wide variety of body colors. Some of these sources are very productive and have been actively…

Spinels may be well-known for their red hue. However, spinel gemstones come in many more colors. They also occur in orange, purple, violet, blue,…

For centuries, balas rubies were prized by royalty. Learn what happened after gemologists identified these gems as red spinels instead.

Learn about important spinel sources across the globe — from historical mines to recent discoveries — and the colors they yield.

Available in many colors, spinels are becoming more popular with consumers. Learn how spinels form and how these gemstones get their colors.

Our spinel engagement ring stone guide can help you learn about this beautiful, colorful, durable, but little-known gemstone.