Black Spinel 3mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Shape_Leaf and the material has not

and the material has not been treated with dye

with inclusions of iron oxide

The original stones were often used as protective amulets and are usually scarred or pitted in places where they were ground off for use in traditional medicines

Hematite is black to steel-gray or silver-gray

as well as a stone of prosperity

Black Spinel 3mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Shape_Leaf and the material has notSpinel 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.