Spinels have been underestimated and very often mistaken for rubies, but now they're coming into their own, says Susmita Saha Showstoppers from Mirari’s Wedding Vows collection include a spinel ...

Spinel, MgAl 2 O 4 (download cif), is a rare gemstone that was used to imitate rubies. The structure has face-centered cubic symmetry, and is a little heavy to understand. The general formula is AB 2 ...

This story may make you go from green to red. If you were born in the month of August, you are most likely a Leo or (for those born after August 23), a Virgo. You have also been long accustomed to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Private jeweller Lauren Adriana has used spinels in her designs since launching her business a decade ago, but ...

A rare gemstone, part of one of the world’s greatest gem collections, will be offered for sale for the first time in 98 years. The Hope Spinel will be among the top lots of Bonhams London Fine ...

A rare gemstone from one of the world’s greatest collections, which caused a decade of family rift before passing through the hands of gamblers and aristocracy, has emerged for sale for the first time ...

A rare deep-pink spinel gem that once formed part of the famous Hope collection is to be sold at auction for at least £200,000 later this month. The Hope Spinel, which weighs in at 50.13 carats, was a ...