Black Spinel 20x25mm Faceted Nugget Pendant Stone Type_Rhodochrosite many mythical doctrines have stemmed

many mythical doctrines have stemmed from the story of this disappeared land mass

This semi to translucent stone occurs in an array of hues

Unlike other forms of opal

“Butter” suggests qualities of smoothness

Some facts about Opals

Black Spinel 20x25mm Faceted Nugget Pendant Stone Type_Rhodochrosite many mythical doctrines have stemmedSpinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide, and comes in a range of other colors, but those varieties are transparent. Black Spinel not only has the dark color, but it is opaque as well, rendering its black especially deep and mysterious. Sometimes called the "Black Prince's Ruby" for its role in the English crown. It has been mistaken for ruby and sapphire at times, but can be distinguished by its structure and its lower relative hardness.