The stone library
Black spinel
Tiny, very hard black beads with a diamond-like lustre.
Facts
- Family
- Stone
- Origin
- Thailand · Sri Lanka
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 8
What tradition holds
A stone of precision — small, exact, unbothered.
Associations recorded here are cultural and historical. They are offered as meaning, not as promises.
Care
Among the hardest we use; effectively scratch-proof in daily wear.
