Spinel Stone Faceted Round Strand | 2mm | Black | 330 Bead(s)

Black Spinel Faceted round Gemstone bead strand for jewelry making.These sparkling gorgeous faceted black Spinel beads will make a wonderful necklace or earrings. Throw in a few in your creations to substitute for black diamonds and no one will know the difference.This is also one of the August Birthstones.Black spinel stone is a rare gemstone made up of hard vitreous magnesium aluminium oxide or magnesium aluminate. Specifically, black spinel is one of the rarest minerals that comes from the Spinel family and is a true gemstone often confused with black tourmaline. It's said that the name 'Spinel' comes from the Latin, 'spina' meaning thorn - this refers to the sharp crystal formations it's made up of.Black spinel is usually mined along with ruby and sapphire, which is why they share so many similar properties. Spinel is most commonly found and mined in Cambodia, Burma, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Although traces of Spinel have been found across Brazil, Afghanistan, Madagascar, Nepal an