Multi Spinel 2mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Banded Bead - 15-16 Inch Andalusite with inclusions that appear in

with inclusions that appear in patterns similar to moss or lichen

Chiastolite is also known as the Cross Stone for the cross matrices of browns

It can be colorless

which receive their color from trace amounts of chromium

These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens

Multi Spinel 2mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Banded Bead - 15-16 Inch Andalusite with inclusions that appear inSpinel 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.