Description

I'm not totally sure I want to give this up, as I don't know if I'll ever be able to get my hands on another stone like this again, but it deserves to be set and worn and I'm not sure when I'd get around to it. This is a vivid red Mahenge spinel that I bought from Yvonne and that she had been keeping in her private collection for years. Vendor picture (first one) gives it a pinkish tone but she said in her description "If you buy this spinel, be prepared to unbox a rather vivid red gem, not really a pink one. My photography is not good enough to show the true color quality." And I agree -- it's vivid "ruby red" rather than pink. I have a couple of Burma red spinels that brown out in some lighting, but this one does not.

Specs from Yvonne:
Weight: 0.79 ct
Measurements: 6.36 x 4.90 x 3.38mm
Shape: Oval
Origin: Mahenge Mines, Tanzania
Color: Vivid red-pink
Treatment: None

I'll throw in this plastic ring model (size 4) that I've been using to show it off if you want. Be warned that it does not hold the stone super securely, so don't try to wear it with it or knock it against anything, but for a simple ring holder for e.g. taking pictures, it works great.

The first three pictures are vendor pics. The last two are ones I took. The fourth one is probably the most accurate -- the fifth one is backlit for fun (but it doesn't really look like that unless it has light behind it. Still!)

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