By Colour
Color Change Spinel
Colour-change spinel is one of nature's great illusions — a stone that shifts hue between daylight and warm indoor light, typically from blue or violet-grey to purple or plum. A true, strong colour change is rare, and a favourite of collectors who prize the theatrical.
We select colour-change spinel for a clear, appreciable shift and bright, clean stones. Every piece is natural, untreated and independently certified — enquire for current availability.
A true daylight-to-lamplight shift — natural, untreated & certified. By enquiry.
We don’t have Color Change spinel in stock at this moment. Tell us what you’re looking for and a specialist will source it for you.
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Color Change Spinel — Frequently Asked
- What is colour-change spinel?
- It is spinel that appears one colour in daylight and another under incandescent light — often blue or grey-violet by day, shifting to purple or plum indoors. The effect comes from how the stone absorbs different light sources.
- Is colour-change spinel rare?
- Yes — a strong, clean colour change is uncommon in spinel, making fine colour-change stones a genuinely rare collector's gem.
- Is colour-change spinel natural and untreated?
- Yes — natural, almost always untreated, and accompanied by an independent gemological certificate.
- How do I buy colour-change spinel?
- Because it is rare, we source it selectively. Enquire about what you're looking for and a specialist will send available stones with certification and pricing.
Sources
Facts on this page draw on independent gemmological authorities:
- Gemological Institute of America (GIA) · Institute
- Gübelin Gem Lab · Laboratory
- GRS (GemResearch Swisslab) · Laboratory
- Lotus Gemology · Laboratory