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Red Spinel

Red spinel is the chromium-red lookalike that filled royal coffers as ruby for centuries — today prized on its own merits, with Mogok and Mahenge stones leading the market.

Colour
red

Transparency
Transparent

RI
1.712–1.736

SG
3.58–3.98

Mohs
8.0

Birthstone
August

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