For those of you who love gemstones, if you were asked, "What color comes to mind when you think of spinel?", which color ...

Stories behind The Hope Spinel, The Black Prince Ruby, The Timur Ruby, Catherine the Great Spinel and the Austrian Imperial Crown Spinel Regarded as one of the “big four” in fine jewels, the ruby ...

Long considered a kind of poor man’s ruby, the gemstone has come into its own. By Kathleen Beckett Pity the poor spinel. The gemstone that many people have never heard of has been saddled for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Henry Wikeley, founder of vintage jeweller Villiers Påske, explains why spinel is booming and why science deepens buyers’ ...

A rare colored gem from one of the world’s most distinguished collections sold for nearly five times its high estimate at Bonhams London Fine Jewellery Sale Thursday. The 50.13-carat Hope Spinel ...

A closeup of a peridot crystal, one of the 3 recognized August birthstones. Image via Rob Lavinsky/ Wikipedia. Were you born in August? If so, you have a choice of three birthstones: crystalline green ...